ayron

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish airón, from Old French hairon, from Proto-Germanic *haigrô. Doublet of heron.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔajˈɾon/ [ʔaɪ̯ˈɾon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ay‧ron

Noun

ayrón (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜌ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

See also

Further reading

  • 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 19
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