anaklang

Tagalog

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish alacrán, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”). Doublet of alakdan.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanakˈlaŋ/ [ʔɐ.nɐkˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: a‧nak‧lang

Noun

anakláng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. Synonym of alakdan

Further reading
  • “anaklang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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