diyamante

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Alternative forms

• dyamante

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diamante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diaˈmante/, [d̪i.jaˈman̪.te]
• IPA^(key): /djaˈmante/, [d͡ʒaˈman̪.te]
• Hyphenation: di‧ya‧man‧te

Noun

diyamánate (Basahan spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. diamond

   Synonym: brilyante

Ladino

Noun

diyamante m (Latin spelling)

1. diamond

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• diamante
• dyamante

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diamante, from Old French diamant, from Latin adamantem (“hardest steel; diamond”), influenced by δια- (dia-); from Ancient Greek ἀδάμᾱς (adámās, “unconquerable, invincible”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diaˈmante/ [d͡ʒɐˈman.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: di‧ya‧man‧te

Noun

diyamante (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. diamond (especially of second-class quality)

   Synonym: (of first-class quality) brilyante

Related terms

• boda de-diyamante
• Diamante
• diyamantino
• diyamantista
• puntadiyamante

 

Further reading

• “diyamante” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “diyamante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018