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)
- 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