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atun
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Romansch
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Etymology
Noun
atun m (plural atuns)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish atún, from Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”) from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Doublet of tuna.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈtun/ [ʔɐˈt̪ʊn̪]
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: a‧tun
Noun
atún (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
Further reading
- “atun”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 60
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte. (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 93: “Atun) Aton (pc) C. peſcado de iapõ, q̃ nole tienẽ eſtos”
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Noun
atun
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