kadena

See also: Kadena

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cadena, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European *kat- (“to link or weave together; chain, net”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧de‧na

Noun

kadena

1. a chain

Verb

kadena

1. to chain

Synonyms

• talikala

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cadena, from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈdena/, [kɐˈdɛ.nɐ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧de‧na

Noun

kadena (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜈ)

1. chain

   Synonym: tanikala

Derived terms

• ikadena
• magkadena

 

Related terms

• kadena de amor
• kadena-perpetwa
• kandado

 

Further reading

• “kadena” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kadena”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018