astinggal

astinggal

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay istinggar, from Portuguese espingarda, from Italian spingarda, from French espringale (“springald”), from Frankish *springan (“spring, jump”), from Proto-Germanic *springaną, from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ǵʰ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔastiŋˈɡal/ [ʔɐs.t̪ɪŋˈɡal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: as‧ting‧gal

Noun

astinggál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜎ᜔) (archaic, firearms)

  1. harquebus
    Synonym: alkabus
  • astinggalero

See also

Further reading

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