kontraalmirante

See also: kontra-almirante

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish contraalmirante. By surface analysis, kontra +‎ almirante.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkontɾaʔalmiˈɾante/ [ˌkon̪.t̪ɾɐ.ʔɐl.mɪˈɾan̪.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: kon‧tra‧al‧mi‧ran‧te

Noun

kóntraalmiránte (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ) (military, nautical)

  1. counter admiral; rear admiral

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 158
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