asarol

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing of Spanish azadón (hoe), corrupted by /d/~/ɾ/ allophony, and a sound shift from /n/ to /l/. Compare Kapampangan sarul.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔasaˈɾol/ [ʔɐ.sɐˈɾol]
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧rol

Noun

asaról (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜇᜓᜎ᜔)

  1. large hoe
    Synonyms: asada, daras

Derived terms

  • asarulin
  • mag-asarol
  • pag-asarol
  • pang-asarol
  • tagaasarol
  • umasarol

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