atun
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
atun m (plural atuns)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish atún, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”) from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Doublet of tuna.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈtun/ [ʔɐˈt̪un̪]
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: a‧tun
Noun
atún (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
Further reading
- “atun”, 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 60
Tok Pisin
Noun
atun