medrinyake

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• medrinake

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish medriñaque, variant of miriñaque. Compare Catalan mirinyac.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /medɾinˈjake/ [mɛ.dɾɪˈɲaː.xɛ]
• Rhymes: -ake
• Syllabification: me‧drin‧ya‧ke

Noun

medrinyake (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜌᜃᜒ)

1. medrinaque (fabric used as crinoline)

See also

• abaka
• aporo
• krinolina
• patigas

 

Further reading

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