asanorya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • asinorya

Etymology

From a metathesis of Spanish zanahoria (“carrot”), itself a metathesis of Old Spanish çahanoria, from Andalusian Arabic *سَفُنَّارْيَة (*safunnārya), from Arabic إِسْفَنَارِيَّة (ʔisfanāriyya), from Ancient Greek σταφυλίνη ἀγρία (staphulínē agría, “wild carrot”). Compare Cebuano sanahorya.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasaˈnoɾja/ [ʔɐ.sɐˈn̪oɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧nor‧ya

Noun

asanorya (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜌ) (archaic)

  1. carrot
    Synonym: karot

Further reading

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