asul

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azul, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sul
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsul/,

Adjective

asúl

1. blue

Noun

asúl

1. blue

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azul, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧sul
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsul/,

Adjective

asul

1. blue (color/colour)

Noun

asul

1. blue (color/colour)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:asul.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• asol — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish azul, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Compare English azure.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsul/,
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: a‧sul

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Noun

asúl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔)

1. blue

   Synonym: bughaw

Adjective

asúl (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜓᜎ᜔)

1. blue

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

• “asul”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 23: “Açul) Aſol (pc) color conoçida”