palakol

Ilocano

Alternative forms

• palacol — obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog palakol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palaˈkol/, [pɐ.lɐˈkol]
• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧kol

Noun

palakól (Kur-itan spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. axe, ax

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit परशु (paraśu, “axe”), according to Potet (2016).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palaˈkol/, [pɐ.lɐˈxol]
• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧kol

Noun

palakól (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. axe

Further reading

• “palakol”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 292