lantaka
English
Noun
lantaka (plural lantakas)
- (historical, military) A kind of portable bronze cannon or swivel gun, sometimes mounted on merchant vessels and warships in Maritime Southeast Asia.
Alternative forms
- lantaca, rentaka
Tagalog
Etymology
From Malay rentaka.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lan‧ta‧ka
- IPA(key): /lanˈtakaʔ/, [lɐnˈta.xɐʔ]
Noun
lantakà
- small brass cannon
See also
- kanyon
References
- Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 202