palakol

Ilocano

Alternative forms

  • palacolobsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog palakol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palaˈkol/ [pɐ.lɐˈkol]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧kol

Noun

palakól (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. axe, ax

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, axe), according to Potet (2016).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palaˈkol/ [pɐ.lɐˈxol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧kol

Noun

palakól (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. axe

Further reading

  • palakol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 292