asukal

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish azúcar, from Old Spanish açúcar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السكر (as-sukkar), from Arabic السُّكَّر (as-sukkar), borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), borrowed from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel).

    Noun

    asukál

    1. sugar

    Tagalog

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Spanish azúcar, from Old Spanish açúcar, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic السكر (as-sukkar), from Arabic السُّكَّر (as-sukkar), borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), borrowed from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel).

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈsukal/ [ʔɐˈsuː.xɐl]
      • Rhymes: -ukal
      • Syllabification: a‧su‧kal

      Noun

      asukal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔)

      1. sugar

      Derived terms

      • asukal de-piyedra
      • asukarera
      • asukareriya
      • asukarero
      • asukarilyo

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