alkampor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcanfor, from Andalusian Arabic الكافور (al-kafúr), from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), from Austronesian, likely Malay kapur. Doublet of apog.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkamˈpoɾ/ [ʔɐl.kɐmˈpoɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧kam‧por

Noun

alkampór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. camphor

See also

Further reading

  • alkampor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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