kahel

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cahil — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• kahil

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti

Proto-Italic *kapjō

Proto-Italic *kapsos

Latin capsa

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ula

Latin capsula

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Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -la

Latin capsella

Catalan catxellbor.

Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ)

Arabic قَمْحِيّ (qamḥiyy)bor.

Spanish cajelbor.

Tagalog kahel

Borrowed from Spanish cajel, borrowed from Catalan catxell, or borrowed from Arabic قَمْحِيّ (qamḥiyy). Compare Chamorro kåhet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈhel/ [k̠ɐˈhɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: ka‧hel

Noun

kahél (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

1. orange (Citrus sinensis)
2. orange (color/colour)

   kahel:  

   Synonyms: narangha, dalandan, tangherina, (colloquial) oreynds, (neologism) pulaw, (obsolete) bulantubig

Related terms

• kahelada

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-dayap	lungti, lungtian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin

Further reading

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