niyog

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyóg

  1. coconut

Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyóg

  1. coconut

Eastern Bontoc

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Ibaloi

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Kankanaey

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Kayapa Kallahan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Kinaray-a

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Romblomanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

niyog

  1. coconut

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ. Compare Chamorro niyok, Hawaiian niu, Malay nyiur, Mansaka iyog, and Palauan lius.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /niˈoɡ/ [ˈɲoɡ]
  • Rhymes: -oɡ
  • Syllabification: ni‧yog

Noun

niyóg (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓᜄ᜔)

  1. (botany) coconut (Cocos nucifera)
  2. mature coconut

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “niyog”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*niuR”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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