almasiga

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: al‧ma‧si‧ga

Noun

almasiga

  1. the almaciga or Philippine agathis (Agathis philippinensis)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almáciga, ultimately from Arabic مَسْقًى‎ (masqan).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: al‧ma‧si‧ga
  • IPA(key): /ʔalˈmasiɡa/, [ʔɐlˈma.sɪ.ɣɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ʔalmaˈsiɡa/, [ʔɐl.mɐˈsi.ɣɐ]

Noun

almásigá or almasiga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜐᜒᜄ)

  1. almaciga; Agathis philippensis (tree and resin derived from it)
    Synonyms: dayungon, dadyangan, galagala

Further reading
  • “almasiga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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