elepante

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔe.l̪eˈpan̪.te]

Noun[edit]

elepante

  1. elephant
    Synonym: gadya

Cebuano[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te
  • IPA(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔɪ.l̪ɪˈpan̪.t̪ɪ]

Noun[edit]

elepante

  1. elephant
    Synonym: gadya
  2. Heliotropium indicum; an annual, hirsute flowering plant and common weed native to Asia
  3. the roots of this plant used in traditional medicine

Hiligaynon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish elefante.

Noun[edit]

elepánte

  1. elephant
    Synonym: gadyo

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔe.leˈpan.te]
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te

Noun[edit]

elepante (Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. elephant
    Synonym: (obsolete) gadia

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔɛ.lɛˈpan.tɛ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te

Noun[edit]

elepante (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. elephant
    Synonym: gadya
  2. (figurative, derogatory) big, lazy fellow

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • elepante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish elefante (elephant).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʔɛlɛˈpantɛ/, [ʔɛl̪ɛˈpan̪t̪ɛ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te
  • Rhymes: -ante

Noun[edit]

elepante

  1. elephant