balakang

• balacang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balakaŋ (“hips”), from Proto-Austronesian *balakaŋ (“hips”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaˈkaŋ/ [bɐ.lɐˈxaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧kang

balakáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜅ᜔)

1. hip

   Synonym: bugnit

2. (anatomy) pelvis

• balakangin

• sinili
• bugnit-bugnit
• balisakang

• “balakang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018