elepante

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te
• IPA^(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔe.l̪eˈpan̪.te]

Noun

elepante

1. elephant

   Synonym: gadya

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• alipante

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te
• IPA^(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔe.l̪eˈpan̪.t̪e]

Noun

elepante

1. elephant

   Synonym: gadya

2. Heliotropium indicum; an annual, hirsute flowering plant and common weed native to Asia
3. the roots of this plant used in traditional medicine

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Spanish elefante.

Noun

elepánte

1. elephant

   Synonym: gadyo

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeleˈpante/, [ʔe.leˈpan.te]
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te

Noun

elepante (Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. elephant

   Synonym: (obsolete) gadia

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elefante.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeleˈpante/ [ʔɛ.lɛˈpan.tɛ]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: e‧le‧pan‧te

Noun

elepante (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜉᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. elephant

   Synonym: gadya

2. (figurative, derogatory) big, lazy fellow

See also

• bulalay

Further reading

• “elepante”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish elefante (“elephant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛlɛˈpantɛ/, [ʔɛl̪ɛˈpan̪t̪ɛ]
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧pan‧te
• Rhymes: -ante

Noun

elepante

1. elephant