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loanword in Tagalog

salitang hiram

/ˈləʊnˌwɜː(ɹ)d/US/ˈloʊnˌwɝd/

loanword in Tagalog: salitang hiram. In English, loanword means a word directly taken into one language from another one.

Tagalog words for loanword

word taken from another language
salitang hiram

English meaning of loanword

  1. noun A word directly taken into one language from another one.

Full definition of loanword

loanword in a sentence

  • "Calque" is a loanword with French origins, and "loanword" is a calque with German origins.

Synonyms of loanword

loanword in other languages

Questions about loanword in Tagalog

What is the meaning of loanword in Tagalog?
Loanword in Tagalog is salitang hiram.
Ano ang loanword sa Tagalog?
Loanword: salitang hiram.
What does loanword mean in English?
Loanword means a word directly taken into one language from another one.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loanword (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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