palintong

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Malay pelinting and Javanese ꦥ꧀ꦭꦶꦤ꧀ꦛꦼꦁ (plintheng).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palinˈtoŋ/ [pɐ.lɪnˈtoŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: pa‧lin‧tong

Noun

palintóng (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. (military) catapult
    Synonym: katapulta

See also

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