foklor

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English folklore.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈfokloɾ/ [ˈfok.loɾ]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /ˈpokloɾ/ [ˈpok.loɾ]
  • Rhymes: -okloɾ
  • Syllabification: fok‧lor

Noun

foklor (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜎᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. folklore
    Synonyms: kuwentong-bayan, kaalamang-bayan, alamat, alamatan, alaming-bayan
  • foklorik
  • pokloriko
  • poklorista

Further reading

  • “foklor”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 817
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