kabayong-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

From kabayo +‎ -ng- +‎ dagat, a calque of English sea horse.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌbajoŋ ˈdaɡat/ [kɐˌbaː.jon̪ ˈd̪aː.ɣɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -aɡat
  • Syllabification: ka‧ba‧yong-da‧gat

Noun

kabayong-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. seahorse
    Synonym: kabayo-kabayuhan

Further reading

  • “kabayong-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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