teknikolor

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English technicolor, from Technicolor.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tek‧ni‧ko‧lor

Adjective

teknikolor

1. technicolor; extremely or excessively colorful
2. multicolored

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English technicolor, genericized trademark from Technicolor. See also Spanish tecnicolor.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌtekniˈkoloɾ/ [ˌt̪ɛk.n̪ɪˈxoː.loɾ]
    • Rhymes: -oloɾ
  • IPA^(key): /teknikoˈloɾ/ [t̪ɛk.n̪ɪ.xoˈloɾ] (Spanish influenced)
    • Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: tek‧ni‧ko‧lor

Noun

téknikólor or teknikolór (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜃ᜔ᜈᜒᜃᜓᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

1. technicolor (process of color cinematography using synchronized monochrome films)
2. (colloquial) technicolor (vivid color)

Related terms

• kolor
• teknik

 

Further reading

• “teknikolor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 552