elyen

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English alien, from Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeljen/ [ˈʔɛl.jɛn̪]
  • Rhymes: -eljen
  • Syllabification: el‧yen

Noun

elyen (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. alien (foreigner)
    Synonyms: dayuhan, banyaga, estranghero
  2. alien (life form of non-Earth origin)

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 43
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