Ehipto

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Egipto (“Egypt”), from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈhipto/ [ʔɛˈhip.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ipto
  • Syllabification: E‧hip‧to

Proper noun

Ehipto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜑᜒᜉ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Coordinate terms

countries in Asia (Latin script): mga bansa sa Asya (appendix)edit
  • Ehipsiya
  • Ehipsiyo
  • ehiptologo
  • ehiptolohiya
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