malakristal

Tagalog

Etymology

From mala- +‎ kristal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malakɾisˈtal/, [mɐ.lɐ.kɾɪsˈtal]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧la‧kris‧tal

Adjective

malakristál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

  1. crystalline (resembling a crystal in being clear and transparent)
    • 2004, Makabayan 3' 2004 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 63:
      Ang malakristal na tubig nito ay mabilis na bumabagsak buhat sa itaas ng bundok hanggang sa isang ilog.
      Its crystalline water rapidly falls from the top of the mountain into the river.
    • 2007, Sambotani Ii' 2007 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 27:
      Ang Hundred Islands sa Pangasinan ay binubuo ng mahigit na 400 coral-line islet na nakakalat sa malinaw at malakristal na tubig ng Golpo ng Lingayen.
      The Hundred Islands of Pangasinan are made up of more than 400 coral-line islets spread throughout the clear and crystalline waters of the Lingayen Gulf.
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