daang-bakal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

daambakal

Etymology

From daan +‎ bakal. Coined by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915[1] to translate Spanish ferrocarril.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daˌʔaŋˈbakal/, [dɐˌʔamˈba.xɐl]
Hyphenation: da‧ang‧ba‧kal

Proper noun

daáng-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

railway; railroad
Synonym: riles

References

Eusebio T. Daluz (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars ‎, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino.

Further reading

“daang-bakal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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