adokin

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adoquín, from Andalusian Arabic الدُّكَّان (ad-dukkán, ad-dukkín), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu⁠/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/⁠daggan⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadoˈkin/ [ʔɐ.d̪oˈxin̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: a‧do‧kin

Noun

adokín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)

1. paving stone; flagstone; cobblestone

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 12