krokodilyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish *crocodillo, possibly from Spanish cocodrillo, now obsolete variant of cocodrilo as found in ancient Spanish texts, influenced by English crocodile. See more at krokodilo for further etymology.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kɾokoˈdiljo/ [kɾo.xoˈd̪il.jo]
  • Rhymes: -iljo
  • Syllabification: kro‧ko‧dil‧yo

Noun

krokodilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜃᜓᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. alternative form of krokodilo

Further reading

  • “krokodilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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