iskuwirel

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === iskwirel — superseded, pre-2007 === Etymology === Borrowed from English squirrel, from Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel, from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “shadow-tail”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiskuˈiɾel/ [ʔɪsˈkwiː.ɾɛl] Rhymes: -iɾel Syllabification: is‧ku‧wi‧rel === Noun === iskuwirel (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜏᜒᜇᜒᜎ᜔) squirrel Synonym: ardilya ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “iskuwirel”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018