lantaka

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English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

lantaka (plural lantakas)

  1. (historical, military) A kind of portable bronze cannon or swivel gun, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships in Maritime Southeast Asia.

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay rentaka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lanˈtakaʔ/, [lɐnˈta.xɐʔ]
  • Hyphenation: lan‧ta‧ka

Noun[edit]

lantakà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜃ)

  1. small brass cannon

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 202
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