daang-bakal

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From daan +‎ -g- +‎ bakal. Calque of Spanish ferrocarril.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

daáng-bakal (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜀᜅ᜔ᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. railway; railroad
    Synonym: riles

Further reading

  • daang-bakal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Daluz, Eusebio T. (1915) Filipino-English vocabulary: with practical example of Filipino and English grammars, Manila: Akademya ng Wikang Filipino, page 8.