diyoker

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English joker.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /diˈokeɾ/ [ˈd͡ʒoː.xɛɾ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈokeɾ/ [ˈd̪joː.xɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -okeɾ
  • Syllabification: di‧yo‧ker

Noun

diyoker (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. joker (person who makes jokes)
    Synonyms: palabiro, mapagbiro
  2. (card games) joker (playing card)
    Synonym: payaso

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Tagalog · baraha (layout · text)
alas dos tres kuwatro singko seis siyete
otso nuwebe diyes sota reyna, kabayo hari diyoker, payaso

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 472
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.