pingguwino

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • pinggwino, pingwino — superseded, pre-2007
  • pinguwino

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pingüino, from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /piŋɡuˈino/ [pɪŋˈɡwiː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: ping‧gu‧wi‧no

Noun

pingguwino (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜏᜒᜈᜓ)

  1. penguin

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 460
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