alsaprima

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alzaprima, from Old Spanish alçaprime.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalsaˈpɾima/ [ʔɐl.sɐˈpɾiː.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ima
  • Syllabification: al‧sa‧pri‧ma

Noun

alsaprima (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ)

  1. lever; wedge
    Synonyms: talumpana, ansal, kalso, kalsa, pang-alsa, iwak, katang, pamari, kuwoyn

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