behikulo
Ilocano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vehículo, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/ due to English influence.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: be‧hi‧ku‧lo
- IPA(key): /behiˈkulo/, [be.hiˈku.lo]
Noun
behikulo
- vehicle
- Synonym: lugan
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vehículo, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/ due to English influence (compare hedonismo, Hispanismo, Hinduismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: be‧hi‧ku‧lo
- IPA(key): /beˈhikulo/, [beˈhi.xʊ.lo]
Noun
behíkuló
- vehicle
- Synonym: sasakyan
- (by extension) any means of communication
- Synonym: pahatiran
Further reading
- “behikulo” in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018.