kahel
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cajel, from Arabic قَمْحِيّ (qamḥiyy), nisba of قَمْح (qamḥ, “wheat”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈhel/ [kɐˈhɛl]
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: ka‧hel
Noun
kahél (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜎ᜔)
- orange (Citrus sinensis)
- orange (color/colour)
- kahel:
- Synonyms: narangha, dalandan, bulantubig, tangherina
Related terms
See also
| puti | abo, gris | itim |
| pula; krimson, pulang-pula | kahel; kayumanggi | dilaw; krema |
| kulay-dayap | lungti, lungtian, berde | |
| turkesa | bughaw-langit, asul | bughaw, asul |
| lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom | mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura | rosas, kalimbahin |
Further reading
- “kahel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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