Tagalog
Etymology
From Cebuano dako (“big”) + batlag (“car”, neologism).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dakbatˈlaɡ/ [d̪ɐk.bɐt̪ˈl̪aɡ̚]
- Rhymes: -aɡ
- Syllabification: dak‧bat‧lag
Noun
dakbatlág (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜃ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔ᜎᜄ᜔) (vehicles, neologism)
- truck
- Synonyms: trak, kamyon
Further reading
- Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL