alkabus

alkabus

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *hakô
Proto-West Germanic *hakō
Old Dutch *hako
Middle Dutch hāke
Dutch haak
Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)
Ancient Greek -ις (-is)
Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor.
Late Latin buxisbor.
Proto-West Germanic *buhsā
Old Dutch *bussa
Middle Dutch busse
Dutch bus
Dutch haakbusbor.
French arquebusebor.
Spanish arcabuzbor.
Tagalog alkabus

    Borrowed from Spanish arcabuz, borrowed from French arquebuse, borrowed from Dutch haakbus, from haak (“hook”) + bus (“gun”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalkaˈbus/ [ʔɐl.kɐˈbʊs]
    • Rhymes: -us
    • Syllabification: al‧ka‧bus

    Noun

    alkabús (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜊᜓᜐ᜔) (firearms)

    1. harquebus
      Synonym: astinggal

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