tahaklaw

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of tahakan (“act of passing through a new path”) +‎ Cebuano adlaw (“sun”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tahakˈlaw/ [t̪ɐ.hɐkˈlaʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aw
  • Syllabification: ta‧hak‧law

Noun

tahakláw (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜑᜃ᜔ᜎᜏ᜔) (neologism)

  1. zodiac
    Synonym: sodyako

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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