balakang

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === balacang — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balakaŋ (“hips”). Compare Malay belakang. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaˈkaŋ/ [bɐ.lɐˈxaŋ] Rhymes: -aŋ Syllabification: ba‧la‧kang === Noun === balakáng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜅ᜔) hip Synonym: bugnit (anatomy) pelvis ==== Derived terms ==== balakangin ==== Related terms ==== sinili bugnit-bugnit balisakang === Further reading === “balakang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*balakaŋ”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI