tahaklaw

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of tahakan (“act of passing through a new path”) +‎ Cebuano adlaw (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tahakˈlaw/ [t̪ɐ.hɐkˈlaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ta‧hak‧law

Noun

tahakláw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜃ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔) (neologism)

1. zodiac

   Synonym: sodyako

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL