kabayong-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

From kabayo +‎ -ng- +‎ dagat, a calque of English sea horse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˌbajoŋ ˈdaɡat/, [kɐˌba.jon ˈda.ɣɐt]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yong-da‧gat

Noun

kabayong-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. seahorse
    Synonym: kabayo-kabayuhan

Further reading
  • “kabayong-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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