angkla

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋkla/ [ˈʔaŋ.kl̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kla

Noun

angkla (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎ)

1. anchor

Verb

angkla (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎ)

1. to anchor; to cast anchor; to moor

Conjugation

Conjugation for angkla (mag- )

affix		mag-
root word		angkla
trigger		actor
aspect
infinitive		mag-angkla
past/present inchoative		nag-angkla
future/habitual inchoative		mag-angkla
imperative		pag-angkla

Conjugation for angkla (i- )

affix		i-
root word		angkla
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		iangkla
past/present inchoative		giangkla
future/habitual inchoative		iangkla
imperative		iangkla

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ancla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋkla/ [ˈʔaŋ.kl̪a]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kla

Noun

angkla (Basahan spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎ)

1. anchor

   Synonym: duong

Derived terms

• i-angkla
• mag-angkla

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋkla/ [ˈʔɐŋ.kla]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kla

Noun

angkla (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎ)

1. anchor

Derived terms

• agangkla
• iangkla

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋklə/ [ˈaŋ.klə]
• Hyphenation: ang‧kla

Noun

ángkla

1. anchor

Verb

ángkla

1. to anchor; to cast anchor; to moor

Conjugation

Conjugation of angkla ( mag- )

affix	mag-
root word	angkla
trigger	actor
infinitive	magangkla
perfective	migangkla megangkla
imperfective	magangkla
future	magangkla

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ankla — dated

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ancla, from Latin ancora, from Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). Doublet of angkora.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaŋkla/ [ˈʔaŋ.k̠lɐ]
• Rhymes: -aŋkla
• Syllabification: ang‧kla

Noun

angkla (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎ)

1. anchor

   Synonyms: angkora, sinipete, sawo, sinipit, pasangit

Derived terms

• angklahin
• mag-angkla
• umangkla

Related terms

• angkladero
• angklahe
• angkora
• angkorahe

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.?

Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?

Latin ancora

Old Spanish ancla

Spanish ancla

Spanish -ar

Spanish anclarbor.

Tagalog angkla

Borrowed from Spanish anclar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaŋˈkla/ [ʔɐŋˈk̠la]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ang‧kla

Noun

angklá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜃ᜔ᜎ)

1. act or result of dropping the anchor to secure the ship

Further reading

• “angkla”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “angkla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 34

Anagrams

• kalang, langka