Taong-Peking

Tagalog

Etymology

Partial calque of English Peking Man.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtaʔoŋ peˈkiŋ/ [ˌt̪aː.ʔom pɛˈxɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
  • Syllabification: Ta‧ong-Pe‧king

Noun

Taong-Pekíng (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜂᜅ᜔ᜉᜒᜃᜒᜅ᜔) (taxonomy)

  1. Peking Man

Further reading

  • Taong-Peking”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018