Bikol
English
Bikol Central
Etymology
From Spanish Bicol / Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”). The province and river are named in the early Spanish records as Bicol, Vicol, Vicor, Bico. It is believed to have come from either Bikol Central biko (“twisted or bent”), or Bikol Central bikolbikol (“timber-producing tree species, also possessing a bark once used for making rope”), attested as BICOLBICOL in the Vocabulario de la lengua bicol (1865).[1] Compare Tagalog bikol (“a species of hard tree”), attested as "BICOL"/"bicol" in the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860)[2]
Pronunciation
References
- de Lisboa, Marcos (1865) Vocabulario de la lengua bicol, Manila, page 63
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, page 46
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Bicol, from either Bikol Central bikolbikol (“a tree species”) or biko (“bent; twisted”). See more at Bikol Central Bikol.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbikol/ [ˈbi.xol]
- Rhymes: -ikol
- Syllabification: Bi‧kol
Noun
Bikol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎ᜔)
- Bicolano (language)
- Synonym: Bikolano
- Bicol Region
- Synonym: Kabikulan
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