alkoba
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “dome, cupola”), from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā). The meaning changed after a semantic loan from English alcove.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈkoba/, [ʔɐlˈko.bɐ]
- Rhymes: -oba
- Syllabification: al‧ko‧ba
Noun edit
alkoba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜓᜊ)
- (architecture) alcove
- Synonym: lungib
- (dated) bedroom
- Synonyms: silid-tulugan, tulugan