almiskle

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almizcle, from Andalusian Arabic المسك (al-mísk), from Arabic مِسْك (misk), from Middle Persian mwšk' (mušk), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈmiskle/ [ʔɐlˈmis.klɛ]
  • Rhymes: -iskle
  • Syllabification: al‧mis‧kle

Noun

almiskle (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜐ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)
  2. muskflower; monkeyflower (Erythranthe moschata)

See also

Further reading

  • “almiskle”, 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 26
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