anaklang

Tagalog

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish alacrán, from Arabic عَقْرَب‎ (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: a‧nak‧lang
  • IPA(key): /ʔanakˈlaŋ/, [ʔɐ.nɐkˈlaŋ]

Noun

anakláng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of alakdan

Further reading
  • “anaklang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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