alkayde

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcaide, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈkajde/ [ʔɐlˈkaɪ̯.d̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ajde
  • Syllabification: al‧kay‧de

Noun

alkayde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. warden (chief administrative officer of a prison)
    Synonyms: bantay-bilangguan, karselero, bastonero, warden

Further reading

  • “alkayde”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, 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 21
  • Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 486
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