kanoa

See also: Kanoa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa, from Proto-Ta-Arawak *kanawa, from Proto-Arawak *kanawa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈnoa/ [kɐˈn̪oː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: ka‧no‧a

Noun

kanoa (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜓᜏ) (nautical)

  1. canoe (small long and narrow boat)

See also

Further reading

  • “kanowa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 245
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 107
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