kreyon

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English crayon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾejon/ [ˈkɾe.jon̪]
  • Hyphenation: kre‧yon

Noun

kréyon (Basahan spelling ᜃ᜔ᜍᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. crayon
    Synonym: krayola

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French crayon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɰejɔ̃/

Noun

kreyon

  1. pencil

Derived terms

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish creyón, from English crayon, from French crayon (pencil).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kɾeˈon/ [kɾɛˈon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: kre‧yon

Noun

kreyón (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. crayon
    Synonym: krayola

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 307