sapiro
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish zafiro (“sapphire”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sapiro
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sa‧pi‧ro
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
sapiro
Etymology 2 edit
From Spanish zafiro (“sapphire”), from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Noun edit
sapiro
- a clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone
- a white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent
Etymology 3 edit
From English sapphire, borrowed from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language (compare Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r)), perhaps ultimately from a non-Semitic source such as Sanskrit शनिप्रिय (śanipriya, “dark-colored stone”, literally “dear to Saturn”).
Noun edit
sapiro
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:sapiro.
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish zafiro (“sapphire”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sápiró (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜉᜒᜇᜓ)
References edit
- “sapiro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018