daang-bakal

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • daambakal
  • daang bakal

Etymology

From daan +‎ -g- +‎ bakal. Calque of Spanish ferrocarril.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˌʔaŋ ˈbakal/, [dɐˌʔam ˈba.xɐl]
  • Rhymes: -akal
  • Syllabification: da‧ang-ba‧kal

Proper noun

daáng-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. railway; railroad
    Synonym: riles

Further reading
  • “daang-bakal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino, page 8.
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