akle

See also: åkle

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˈle/ [ʔʌkʰˈlɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ak‧le

Noun

aklé f 

  1. edge

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Southern Luzon-axis *akli (“Albizzia acle”). Compare Pangasinan akli, Kapampangan akli, and Cebuano akli.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakˈle/ [ʔɐkˈlɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: ak‧le

Noun

aklé (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ) (botany)

  1. a medium-sized leguminous tree, Albizia acle
  2. the wood from this tree

Descendants

  • → English: acle, akle
  • → Spanish: acle

Further reading

  • “akle”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “akle”, 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 7
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