askal
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Blend of aso + kalye, also short for asong kalye.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔaskal/, [ˈʔas.kɐl]
- Rhymes: -askal
- Syllabification: as‧kal
Noun edit
askal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔) (colloquial)
- askal (a variety of mongrel dog breed in the Philippines)
- Synonym: aspin
- stray dog
- Lumayo ka; may askal sa tabi, baka anuhin ka.
- Stay away; there's a stray dog nearby, it might do something to you.