lantaka

English

Noun

lantaka (plural lantakas)

  1. (historical, military) A kind of portable bronze cannon or swivel gun, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships in Maritime Southeast Asia.

Alternative forms

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay rentaka.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /lanˈtakaʔ/ [lɐnˈta.xɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -akaʔ
  • Syllabification: lan‧ta‧ka

Noun

lantakà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜃ)

  1. small brass cannon

See also

References
  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 202
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