amarilyo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo, from Latin amarellus, from amarus (“bitter, sour”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ril‧yo
• IPA^(key): /ʔamaˈɾiljo/, [ʔʌ.mʌˈɾ̪il̪.jɔ]

Noun

amarilyo

1. Amaryllis (genus)
2. (dated) yellow (color/colour)

Adjective

amarilyo

1. yellow (color/colour)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo, from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔamaˈɾiljo/, [ʔɐ.mɐˈɾil.jo]
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Syllabification: a‧ma‧ril‧yo

Noun

amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (botany)

1. Mexican marigold; Tagetes erecta (plant and flower)

Adjective

amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. yellow-colored

   Synonyms: dilaw, marilaw

   • 1983, Federico Licsi Espino, Bonifacio at Plaridel: apat na dula‎^[1], page 8:

     Papasok sa entablado si Jose Rizal at magiging kulay-amarilyo ang liwanag.

     Jose Rizal will enter the stage and the light will become yellow-colored.

Further reading

• “amarilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018