See also: salitang hiram

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From salita +‎ -ng- +‎ hiram, literally borrowed word.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /saliˌtaŋ hiˈɾam/ [sɐ.lɪˌtaŋ hɪˈɾam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: sa‧li‧tang-hi‧ram

Noun edit

salitáng-hirám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜋ᜔)

  1. loanword
    Maraming salitang-hiram mula sa Kastila ang karamihan ng mga wika sa Pilipinas
    Most of the Philippine languages have many loanwords from Spanish.