dukalan

Tagalog

Etymology

From dukal +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌduˈkalan/ [ˌd̪uːˈxaː.lɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -alan
  • Syllabification: du‧ka‧lan

Noun

dúkálan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜃᜎᜈ᜔) (neologism)

  1. mine (excavation from which ore is extracted)
    Synonyms: mina, minahan, dulangan

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