dromedaryo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dormedanyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dromedario, from Late Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dɾomeˈdaɾjo/ [d̪ɾo.mɛˈd̪aɾ.jo]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: dro‧me‧dar‧yo

Noun

dromedaryo (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜇᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. dromedary (single-humped camel)

See also

• kamelyo

 

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 384
• 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 220