abaloryo

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish abalorio (glass bead).

Noun

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abaloryo

  1. bead

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish abalorio (glass bead), from Arabic بِلَّوْرِيّ (billawriyy, crystalline), from بِلَّوْر (billawr, crystal).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabaˈloɾjo/ [ʔɐ.bɐˈloɾ.jo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾjo
  • Syllabification: a‧ba‧lor‧yo

Noun

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abaloryo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊᜎᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. decorative glass bead (on a dress, handbags, etc.)
    Synonym: manik
  2. (ornithology) scale-feathered malkoha (Dasylophus cumingi)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abaloryo at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • abaloryo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 1