biton

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

biton

1. stone

Esperanto

Noun

biton

1. accusative singular of bito

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.ton/

Verb

biton

1. plural preterite indicative of bītan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• betun, bitun

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish betún, from Catalan betum, from Latin bitūmen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈton/ [bɪˈt̪on̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bi‧ton

Noun

bitón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. shoe polish

   Synonym: pakintab

Derived terms

• bitunan
• magbiton
• tagabiton
• tagapagbiton

 

See also

• galagala
• hibo

 

Further reading

• “biton” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “biton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 188
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 154