dayalek

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English dialect.

Noun

dayalek (plural dayalek dem, quantified dayalek)

  1. (linguistics) dialect

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English dialect, from Middle French dialecte, from Latin dialectos, dialectus, from Ancient Greek διάλεκτος (diálektos). Doublet of diyalekto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdajalek/ [ˌd̪aː.jɐˈlɛk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ajalek
  • Syllabification: da‧ya‧lek

Noun

dáyalék (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜎᜒᜃ᜔) (linguistics)

  1. dialect
    Synonyms: wikain, diyalekto

See also

Further reading