isdang-bituin

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === isdambituin === Etymology === From isda (“fish”) +‎ -ng- +‎ bituin (“star”). Calque of English starfish. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˌdaŋ bituˈʔin/ [ʔɪsˌd̪am bɪ.t̪ʊˈʔɪn̪] Rhymes: -in Syllabification: is‧dang-bi‧tu‧in IPA(key): /ʔisˌdaŋ bitˈwin/ [ʔɪsˌd̪am bɪt̪ˈwɪn̪] (relaxed) Syllabification: is‧dang-bit‧uin === Noun === isdáng-bituín (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜁᜈ᜔) starfish; sea star Synonyms: bituing-dagat, asteroyd, kurus-kurus === Further reading === “isdang-bituin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018