daklunsod

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • daklungsod

Etymology

Blend of Cebuano dako (“large”) +‎ lungsod (“city”). By surface analysis, dak- (“mega-”) +‎ lungsod (“city”). Compare Cebuano dakbayan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daklunˈsod/ [d̪ɐk.lʊn̪ˈsod̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -od
  • Syllabification: dak‧lun‧sod

Noun

daklunsód (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜇ᜔) (neologism)

  1. megapolis; metropolis

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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