alakeka

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alaqueca, from Arabic الْعَقِيق (al-ʕaqīq). Compare Malay akik and Sundanese angkik.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈkeka/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈxɛː.xɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eka
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧ke‧ka

Noun

alakeka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃᜒᜃ) (mineralogy)

  1. carnelian
  2. bloodstone

See also

Further reading

  • “alakeka”, 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 20
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