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)
- girlfriend
- Synonym: nobya
- Hypernym: kasintahan
Related terms
See also
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English girlfriend. Equivalent to gel + pren.
Noun
gelpren