"estero" meaning in Tagalog

See estero in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʔesˈteɾo/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ʔɛsˈt̪ɛː.ɾo] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eɾo Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Italic *aissus Latin aestus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin aestuārium Philippine Spanish esterobor. Tagalog estero Borrowed from Philippine Spanish estero, from Latin aestuārium, from aestus (“tide”) + -ārium (“place for”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|es-PH:estero|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Italic *aissus Latin aestus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārium Latin aestuārium Philippine Spanish esterobor. Tagalog estero [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "tide", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂eydʰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*aissus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aestus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "place for", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Neuter nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aestuārium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Philippine Spanish", "term" : "estero", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es-PH" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "estero", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="estero"> Borrowed from Philippine Spanish estero, from Latin aestuārium, from aestus (“tide”) + -ārium (“place for”). Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} estero (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓ)
  1. estuary; inlet canal of a river Synonyms: kuwala Related terms: esterilyo, bambang, kanal, sapa
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