alkitran
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان, from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: al‧ki‧tran
Noun edit
alkitran
Derived terms edit
Hiligaynon edit
Noun edit
alkitrán
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alquitrán, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْقَطْرَان (al-qiṭrán), from Arabic اَلْقِطْرَان (al-qiṭrān, “tar”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkiˈtɾan/, [ʔɐl.kɪˈtɾan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: al‧ki‧tran
Noun edit
alkitrán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜒᜆ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)
- tar; pitch
- Synonym: kayangkang
- 1935, Marcial G. Mendiola, Kabuhayan at tagumpay, Carrsaco Press Company, page 34:
- Isang pormula ang nakuha sa Inglaterra , para makayari ng isang likidong pangalis ng barnis, lakre, alkitran, at pintura.
- A formula for making a liquid that can remove varnish, lacre, tar and paint was obtained from England.