Apganistan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Afganistán (Afghanistan), ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Apganistán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Further reading

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  • 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 14