alakdan

See also: Alakdan

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔalakˈdan/, [ʔa.l̪akˈd̪an̪]
  • Hyphenation: a‧lak‧dan

Noun

alakdán (Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜃ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of alakran

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an alteration of Spanish alacrán, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, scorpion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ələkˈdan/, [ə.ləkˈdän]
  • IPA(key): /əˈlakdən/, [əˈläːk.dən] (obsolete)
  • Hyphenation: a‧lak‧dan

Noun

alakdan

  1. scorpion

Pangasinan

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan alakdan or Tagalog alakdan, from Spanish alacrán, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, scorpion).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧lak‧dan
  • IPA(key): /alakˈdan/, [a.lakˈdan]
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

alakdán

  1. scorpion

Tagalog

isang alakdan (a scorpion)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish alacrán (corrupted by /d/-/r/ allophony), from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, scorpion). Doublet of anaklang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalakˈdan/ [ʔɐ.lɐkˈdan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: a‧lak‧dan
  • Homophone: Alakdan

Noun

alakdán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

  1. scorpion
    Synonyms: atang-atang, anaklang, (colloquial) pitumbuko, (Marinduque) iwi, utdo

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