alkasar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcázar, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic قَصْر (qaṣr). Doublet of kastro.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkaˈsaɾ/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈsaɾ], /ʔalˈkasaɾ/ [ʔɐlˈkaː.sɐɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ, -asaɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧ka‧sar

Noun

alkasár or alkasar (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜐᜇ᜔)

  1. fortress
    Synonyms: kuta, moog, muralya, tanggulan
  2. palace
    Synonym: palasyo
  3. mansion
    Synonym: mansiyon

Further reading

  • “alkasar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31
  • 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
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