akusador
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish acusador, from Latin accūsātōrem. By surface analysis, akusa + -dor.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakusaˈdoɾ/ [ʔɐ.xʊ.sɐˈd̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ku‧sa‧dor
Noun
akusadór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜓᜐᜇᜓᜇ᜔)
- accuser; complainant
- Synonyms: tagausig, nagsakdal, naghabla, nagsumbong, nagbintang, demandador, demandante, reklamante, kerelyante, kerelyador
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Further reading
- “akusador”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “akusador”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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 10