anaklang

Tagalog

Etymology

Corruption of Spanish alacrán, from Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab, “scorpion”). Doublet of alakdan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔanakˈlaŋ/ [ʔɐ.n̪ɐkˈlaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: a‧nak‧lang

Noun

anakláng (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜃ᜔ᜎᜅ᜔)

1. Synonym of alakdan

Further reading

• “anaklang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• langkaan, Langkaan