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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From daan + -g- + bakal. Calque of Spanish ferrocarril.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
daáng-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)
- railway; railroad
- Synonym: riles
Further reading
- “daang-bakal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino, page 8.