kamaleon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish camaleón, from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), ultimately a calque of Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground; predator that crawls upon the ground”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kamaleˈon/ [kɐ.mɐ.lɛˈon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ka‧ma‧le‧on

Noun

kamaleón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. chameleon (reptile)
    Synonyms: hunyango, balubid
  2. chameleon (person with inconstant behavior)
    Synonyms: hunyango, tuso, doblekara, balimbing

Further reading

  • 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 103
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