kabayong-dagat

Tagalog

Etymology

From kabayo +‎ -ng- +‎ dagat, a calque of English sea horse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˌbajoŋ ˈdaɡat/, [kɐˌba.jon ˈda.ɣɐt]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ba‧yong-da‧gat

Noun

kabayong-dagat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜊᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜄᜆ᜔)

1. seahorse

   Synonym: kabayo-kabayuhan

Further reading

• “kabayong-dagat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018