alkampor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcanfor, from Andalusian Arabic الكافور‎ (al-kafúr), from Arabic كَافُور‎ (kāfūr), from Austronesian, likely Malay kapur. Doublet of apog.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: al‧kam‧por
  • IPA(key): /ʔalkamˈpoɾ/, [ʔɐl.kɐmˈpoɾ]

Noun

alkampór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔)

  1. camphor

See also

Further reading
  • “alkampor”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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