lus-benggala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish luz de Bengala.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌlus beŋˈɡala/ [ˌlus bɛŋˈɡaː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: lus-beng‧ga‧la

Noun

lus-benggala (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜐ᜔ᜊᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜎ) (pyrotechnics)

  1. Bengal light

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 152
  • 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 79
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