anis-kahoy
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- anis cahoy — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- anis-kahoi — obsolete
Etymology
From anis (“anise”) + kahoy (“wood”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˌnis ˈkahoj/ [ʔɐˌn̪ɪs ˈkaː.hoɪ̯]
- Rhymes: -ahoj
- Syllabification: a‧nis-ka‧hoy
Noun
anís-kahoy (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜑᜓᜌ᜔)
- Myristica philippensis
- Synonyms: duguan, hindurugong-babae, anis-muskada
Further reading
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier