"ditan" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /diˈtan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [d̪ɪˈt̪an̪] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ditán [canonical], ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔ [Baybayin], digtan [alternative, obsolete], ditaan [alternative], dit-an [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From earlier dit-an, syncopic form of ditaan, from dita (“arrow poison”) + -an. The plant was once believed to be a poisonous rattan, and its fruits were regarded as inedible. Compare Ilocano ditaan (“hard rattan”). Etymology templates: {{sync|tl|ditaan|nocap=1}} syncopic form of ditaan, {{af|tl|dita<t:arrow poison>|-an}} dita (“arrow poison”) + -an, {{cog|ilo|ditaan||hard rattan}} Ilocano ditaan (“hard rattan”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|ditán|b=+}} ditán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜆᜈ᜔)
  1. Calamus mollis, a species of rattan with a thorny, reddish stem that usually grows in finger-like shapes
    Sense id: en-ditan-tl-noun-8Qcf7ceH Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms suffixed with -an, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Palm trees Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms suffixed with -an: 65 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 68 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 62 38 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Palm trees: 70 30
  2. Calamus loherianus
    Sense id: en-ditan-tl-noun-RpGCgC37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lakha, limuran, uway, yantok

Alternative forms

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