diyamante

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diamante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diaˈmante/ [d̪i.jaˈman̪.te]
  • IPA(key): /djaˈmante/ [d͡ʒaˈman̪.te]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ya‧man‧te

Noun

diyamánate (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. diamond
    Synonym: brilyante

Ladino

Noun

diyamante m

  1. diamond

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diamante, from Old French diamant, from Latin adamantem (hardest steel; diamond), influenced by δια- (dia-); from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, unconquerable, invincible).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diaˈmante/ [d͡ʒɐˈman̪.t̪ɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diaˈmante/ [d̪jɐˈman̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: di‧ya‧man‧te

Noun

diyamante (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. diamond (especially of second-class quality)
    Synonym: (of first-class quality) brilyante

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