elikoptero

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish helicóptero, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeliˈkopteɾo/ [ʔɛ.lɪˌxop.t̪ɛˈɾo]
  • Rhymes: -opteɾo
  • Syllabification: e‧li‧kop‧te‧ro

Noun

elikópteró (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ) (aviation)

  1. helicopter
    Synonym: helikopter

Further reading

  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 318
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