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alakeka

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alaqueca, from Arabic الْعَقِيق (al-ʕaqīq). Compare Malay akik and Sundanese ᮃᮔ᮪ᮌ᮪ᮊᮤᮊ᮪ (angkik).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alakeka (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜃᜒᜃ) (mineralogy)

  1. carnelian
  2. bloodstone

See also

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Further reading

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  • alakeka”, 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 20