batumbesi

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === tumbesi === Etymology === Possibly from bato (“rock; stone”) +‎ -m- +‎ Malay besi (“iron”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /batumˈbesi/ [bɐ.t̪ʊmˈbɛː.sɪ] Rhymes: -esi Syllabification: ba‧tum‧be‧si === Noun === batumbesi (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜒᜐᜒ) (geology, neologism) granite Synonym: granito ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL