kapeyna

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cafeína.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈpejna/ [kɐˈpeɪ̯.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ejna
  • Syllabification: ka‧pey‧na

Noun

kapeyna (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜌ᜔ᜈ)

  1. caffeine

Further reading

  • 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 97
  • Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 61
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