salitang-hiram

See also: salitang hiram

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• salitang hiram

Etymology

From salita +‎ -ng- +‎ hiram, literally “borrowed word”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saliˌtaŋ hiˈɾam/ [sɐ.lɪˌt̪aŋ hɪˈɾam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: sa‧li‧tang-hi‧ram

Noun

salitáng-hirám (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜑᜒᜇᜋ᜔)

1. loanword

   Maraming salitang-hiram mula sa Kastila ang karamihan ng mga wika sa Pilipinas

   Most of the Philippine languages have many loanwords from Spanish.