kabalyero

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro

Noun

kabalyero

1. peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caballero.

Noun

kabalyéro

1. knight
2. fire-tree (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kaballero — obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?

Latin caballus

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Late Latin caballārius

Old Spanish cavallero

Spanish caballerobor.

Tagalog kabalyero

Borrowed from Spanish caballero, from Old Spanish cavallero, from Late Latin caballārius, from Latin caballus (“horse”) + -ārius.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kabalˈjeɾo/ [k̠ɐ.bɐlˈjɛː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: ka‧bal‧ye‧ro
• Homophone: Caballero

Noun

kabalyero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜇᜓ)

1. (military) knight; cavalier; horseman

   Synonym: mangangabayo

2. a chivalrous person; gentleman

   Synonym: maginoo

3. (botany) royal poinciana (Delonix regia)
4. (botany) peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Related terms

• Caballero
• kabalyerosidad
• kabalyo
• kabayo

References

• “kabalyero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018