balisong
English
editEtymology
editPopularly believed to derive from the Tagalog phrase baling sungay (literally "broken horn"), since the original balisongs were made from carved animal horns.
Noun
editbalisong (plural balisongs)
- A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
edita folding pocket knife
Anagrams
editMaranao
editNoun
editbalisong
Tagalog
editEtymology
editPopularly believed to derive from the phrase baling sungay (literally “broken horn”), since the original balisongs were made from carved animal horns.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlisoŋ/ [bɐˈliː.soŋ], /baliˈsoŋ/ [bɐ.lɪˈsoŋ]
- Rhymes: -isoŋ, -oŋ
- Syllabification: ba‧li‧song
Noun
editbalisong or balisóng (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜐᜓᜅ᜔)
- balisong; butterfly knife (fan knife with foldable blade protection)
See also
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Tagalog
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Weapons
- Maranao lemmas
- Maranao nouns
- Tagalog 3-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/isoŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/isoŋ/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oŋ
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oŋ/3 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Weapons