akle

See also: åkle

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akˈle/ [ʔʌkʰˈlɛ]
• Hyphenation: ak‧le

Noun

aklé f 

1. edge

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• acle, acli — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• akli

Etymology

From Southern Luzon-axis *akli (“Albizzia acle”). Compare Pangasinan akli, Kapampangan akli, and Cebuano akli.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakˈle/ [ʔɐkˈlɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: ak‧le

Noun

aklé (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ) (botany)

1. a medium-sized leguminous tree, Albizia acle
2. the wood from this tree

Descendants

• → Spanish: acle

Further reading

• “akle”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “akle”, 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 7