Apganistan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Afganistán (“Afghanistan”), ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapɡanisˈtan/ [ʔɐp.ɡɐ.n̪ɪsˈt̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Ap‧ga‧nis‧tan

Proper noun

Apganistán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit

Further reading

  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 14
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