anaklang

Tagalog

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish alacrán, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”). Doublet of alakdan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔanakˈlaŋ/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɐkˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: a‧nak‧lang

Noun

anakláng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. scorpion
    Synonyms: alakdan, atang-atang, (colloquial) pitumbuko, (Marinduque) iwi, utdo, eskorpiyon

Further reading

  • “anaklang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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