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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish adoquín, from Andalusian Arabic الدُّكَّان (ad-dukkán, ad-dukkín), from Arabic دُكَّان (dukkān), from Aramaic דּוּכָּנָא (dukkānā), from Akkadian 𒆠𒍇 (/takkannu, dakkannu, dukkannu/), ultimately from Sumerian 𒆠𒍇 (/daggan/).
Pronunciation
Noun
adokín (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜃᜒᜈ᜔)
- paving stone; flagstone; cobblestone
Further reading
- 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 12