pontanel

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English fontanelle, from French fontanelle, from Old French fontenelle.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpontanel/ [ˌpon̪.t̪ɐˈn̪ɛl]
  • Rhymes: -ontanel
  • Syllabification: pon‧ta‧nel

Noun

póntanél (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜈᜒᜎ᜔) (anatomy)

  1. fontanelle
    Synonym: bumbunan

Further reading

  • “pontanel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
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