gelpren

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • gerlpren

Etymology

Borrowed from English girlfriend.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɡelpɾen/ [ˈɡɛl.pɾɛn̪]
  • Rhymes: -elpɾen
  • Syllabification: gel‧pren

Noun

gelpren (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜎ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. girlfriend
    Synonym: nobya
    Hypernym: kasintahan

See also

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English girlfriend. Equivalent to gel +‎ pren.

Noun

gelpren

  1. girlfriend