bituka

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bituka (cf. Ilocano bituka, Kapampangan bituka, Tagalog bituka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka (cf. Rukai bicuka, and Sakizaya bituka).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bi‧tu‧ka
• IPA^(key): /biˈtuka/ [biˈtu.ka]

Noun

bitúka

1. (anatomy) intestine

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bituka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka.

Noun

bituka

1. (anatomy) intestine

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• bituca (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bituka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪˈtukə/ [bɪˈtuː.xə]
• Hyphenation: bi‧tu‧ka

Noun

bitúka

1. (anatomy) intestine

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *biCuka (cf. Rukai bicuka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.tu.ˈka/, [bi.tu.ˈka]

Noun

bituka

1. (anatomy) stomach

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bitoca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bituka (cf. Bikol Central bituka, Ilocano bituka, Kapampangan bituka), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituka, from Proto-Austronesian *biCuka (cf. Rukai bicuka, and Sakizaya bituka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /biˈtuka/ [bɪˈt̪uː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: bi‧tu‧ka

Noun

bituka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜆᜓᜃ)

1. (anatomy) intestine; bowel; entrail

Derived terms

• bitukang manok
• halang ang bituka
• himituka
• karugtong-bituka
• mahapdi ang bituka
• malaking bituka
• malayo sa bituka
• maliit na bituka

Related terms

• daang-dumi

See also

• isaw

Further reading

• “bituka”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “bituka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*biCuka”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• kabuti