alkampor

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alcanfor, from Andalusian Arabic الكافور (al-kafúr), from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), from Austronesian, likely Malay kapur. Doublet of apog and kapol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalkamˈpoɾ/ [ʔɐl.kɐmˈpoɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: al‧kam‧por

Noun

alkampór (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜇ᜔)

1. camphor

See also

• naptalina

 

Further reading

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