alkantarilya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcantarilla, from alcántara +‎ -illa (diminutive suffix), from Arabic القَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkantaˈɾilja/ [ʔɐl.kɐn̪.t̪ɐˈɾil.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ilja
  • Syllabification: al‧kan‧ta‧ril‧ya

Noun

alkantarilya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌ)

  1. culvert
  2. sewer
    Synonym: embornal

Further reading

  • alkantarilya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • alkantarilya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 22