iskuwirel

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English squirrel, from Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel , from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “shadow-tail”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiskuˈiɾel/ [ʔɪsˈkwiː.ɾɛl]
  • Rhymes: -iɾel
  • Syllabification: is‧ku‧wi‧rel

Noun

iskuwirel (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

  1. squirrel
    Synonym: ardilya

See also

Further reading

  • “iskuwirel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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