"Bicol" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbiːkɔːl/ [UK], /ˈbikɔl/ [US], /ˈbikol/ [Philippine]
enPR: bēʹ-kôl Rhymes: -iːkɔːl Etymology: From Spanish Bicol / Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”), from either Bikol Central bikolbikol (“a tree species”) or biko (“bent; twisted”). Compare Tagalog bikol (“a species of hard tree”), attested as "BICOL"/"bicol" in the Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860) Named in the early Spanish records as Bicol, Vicol, Vicor, Bico, referring to the former province in the region and the Bicol River. It is believed to have come from biko (“twisted or bent”) or it could also be from bikolbikol (“timber producing tree species, also possessing a bark once used for making rope.”), attested as BICOLBICOL in the Vocabulario de la lengua bicol (1865). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Bicol}} Spanish Bicol, {{m|es|Vicol||former province, river (Bicol River), language}} Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”), {{der|en|bcl|bikolbikol||a tree species}} Bikol Central bikolbikol (“a tree species”), {{m|bcl|biko||bent; twisted}} biko (“bent; twisted”), {{cog|tl|bikol||a species of hard tree}} Tagalog bikol (“a species of hard tree”), {{m|bcl|biko|t=twisted or bent}} biko (“twisted or bent”), {{m|bcl|bikolbikol||timber producing tree species, also possessing a bark once used for making rope.}} bikolbikol (“timber producing tree species, also possessing a bark once used for making rope.”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bicol
  1. Short for Bicol Region. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Bicol Region Synonyms: Bikol Related terms: Bikolnon, Bicol Peninsula, Albay Gulf, Kabikulan, Bicol River, Mount Mayon, Ibalong
    Sense id: en-Bicol-en-name-lrWj6Lxc
  2. The language of the native inhabitants of the region, Bicolano. Categories (topical): Languages Translations (language): መካከለኛ ቢኮልኛ (mäkakäläña bikolña) (Amharic), ⁧غات البيكول⁩ (Arabic), Llingua bicolana (Asturian), বিকল ভাষা (bikol bhaśa) (Bengali), tataramon na Bikol (Bikol Central), Bikoleg (Breton), Binikol (Cebuano), Bikola lingvo (Esperanto), Bikol-kielet (Finnish), Langues bicol (French), Bikolano (German), Sasao a Bikol (Ilocano), bahasa Bikol (Indonesian), Lingue bicolane (Italian), ビコール語 (Japanese), 비콜어군 (bikoreogun) (Korean), Lengue bikol (Ligurian), Bikolish (Manx), बिकोल (bikol) [feminine] (Marathi), Saray salitan Bikol (Pangasinan), Język bikolski (Polish), Língua bicolana (Portuguese), Бикольский язык (Bikolʹskij jazyk) (Russian), Lengua bicolana (Spanish), Bikol (Swedish), wikang Bikol (Tagalog), กลุ่มภาษาบีโคล (Thai), Бікольська мова (Bikolʹsʹka mova) (Ukrainian), Tiếng Bikol (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Bicol-en-name-yYKmU-AZ Disambiguation of Languages: 39 61 Disambiguation of 'language': 0 100

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Bikolʹskij jazyk",
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "กลุ่มภาษาบีโคล"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Bikolʹsʹka mova",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Бікольська мова"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Tiếng Bikol"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Bicol River",
    "Vocabulario de la lengua tagala"
  ],
  "word": "Bicol"
}

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