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Bikol

English

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Proper noun

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Bikol

  1. The language of the native inhabitants of the Bicol Region, Central Bikol.

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See also

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Central Bikol

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Etymology

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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 Central Bikol biko (“twisted or bent”), or Central Bikol 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbikol/ [ˈbi.kol̪]
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  • Hyphenation: Bi‧kol

Noun

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Bíkol (Basahan spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. Bicol (language)
  2. Bicol Region

References

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  1. ^ de Lisboa, Marcos (1865), Vocabulario de la lengua bicol‎[1], Manila, page 63
  2. ^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados. (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier., page 46

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Bicol, from either Central Bikol bikolbikol (“a tree species”) or biko (“bent; twisted”). See more at Central Bikol Bikol.

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Proper noun

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Bikol (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. Bicolano (language)
    Synonym: Bikolano
  2. Bicol Region
    Synonym: Kabikulan

Coordinate terms

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regions of the Philippines: mga rehiyon ng Pilipinasedit

Derived terms

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