alkoba

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, dome, cupola), from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā). The meaning changed after a semantic loan from English alcove.

Pronunciation

Noun

alkoba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜓᜊ)

  1. (architecture) alcove
    Synonym: lungib
  2. (dated) bedroom
    Synonyms: silid-tulugan, tulugan

Further reading

  • alkoba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 22

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