aluminyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aluminio (“aluminum”), from English aluminium, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812, from Latin alūmen (“alum”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaluˈminjo/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈmiː.ɲo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaluˈminjo/ [ʔɐ.lʊˈmin̪.jo]
  • Rhymes: -injo
  • Syllabification: a‧lu‧min‧yo

Noun

aluminyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜓ) (chemistry)

  1. aluminum

Further reading

  • “aluminyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “aluminyo”, 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 28
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