dalubhayop

Tagalog

Etymology

From dalub- +‎ hayop (“animal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dalubˈhajop/ [d̪ɐ.lʊbˈhaː.jop̚]
• Rhymes: -ajop
• Syllabification: da‧lub‧ha‧yop

Noun

dalubhayop (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜑᜌᜓᜉ᜔) (neologism)

1. zoologist

   Synonyms: soologo, dalub-aghayop

Related terms

• dalubhayupan

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL