Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish alcanfor, from Andalusian Arabic الكافور (al-kafúr), from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), from Austronesian, likely Malay kapur. Doublet of apog.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

alkampór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. camphor

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • alkampor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018