perokaril

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ferrocarril.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /peɾokaˈɾil/ [pɛ.ɾo.xɐˈɾil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: pe‧ro‧ka‧ril

Noun

perokaríl (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜓᜃᜇᜒᜎ᜔)

1. railway

   Synonym: daang-bakal

Related terms

• deskaril
• karil
• riles

 

Further reading

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