mulangkap

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of mulaan (“origin”) +‎ sangkap (“ingredient; component; substance”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mulaŋˈkap/ [mʊ.lɐŋˈkap̚]
• Rhymes: -ap
• Syllabification: mu‧lang‧kap

Noun

mulangkáp (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜅ᜔ᜃᜉ᜔) (chemistry, neologism)

1. chemical element

   Synonym: elemento

Further reading

• 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