asukal

Limos Kalinga

Noun

asukál

  1. sugar

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Early borrowing from Spanish azúcar (sugar), from Old Spanish açúcar, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic السُّكَّر (as-sukkar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar), from Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā). Compare Bikol Central asukar, Cebuano asukar, Ilocano asukar, Tausug sukal, and Waray-Waray asukar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈsukal/, [ʔɐˈsu.xɐl]
  • Rhymes: -ukal
  • Syllabification: a‧su‧kal

Noun

asukal (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. sugar

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