adarga

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, shield), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈdaʁ.ɡɐ/ [aˈdaɦ.ɡɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈdaɾ.ɡɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈdaʁ.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈdaɻ.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈdaɾ.ɡɐ/ [ɐˈðaɾ.ɣɐ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧dar‧ga

Noun

adarga f (plural adargas)

  1. a type of oval or heart-shaped leather shield
    Hypernym: escudo m

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, shield), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈdaɾɡa/ [aˈð̞aɾ.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾɡa
  • Syllabification: a‧dar‧ga

Noun

adarga f (plural adargas)

  1. leather shield
    Hypernym: escudo m

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adarga, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic دَرَقَة (daraqa, shield).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdaɾɡa/ [ʔɐˈd̪aɾ.ɡɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾɡa
  • Syllabification: a‧dar‧ga

Noun

adarga (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜇ᜔ᜄ)

  1. leather shield
    Synonym: lungki

Further reading

  • adarga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 10