aluminyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aluminio (“aluminum”), from English aluminium, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, from Latin alumen (“alum”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaluˈminjo/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈmi.ɲo]
Rhymes: -injo
Syllabification: a‧lu‧min‧yo

Noun

aluminyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (chemistry)

aluminum

Related terms

alumina

Further reading

“aluminyo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“aluminyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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