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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alcaide, from Arabic الْقَائِد (al-qāʔid, “leader”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alkayde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- warden (chief administrative officer of a prison)
- Synonyms: bantay-bilangguan, karselero, bastonero, warden
Further reading
- English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 31
- 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 21
- Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 486