kahel

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cajel, from Arabic قَمْحِيّ (qamḥiyy), nisba of قَمْح (qamḥ, “wheat”). Compare Chamorro kåhet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈhel/ [kɐˈhɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: ka‧hel

Noun

kahél (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜒᜎ᜔)

1. orange (Citrus sinensis)
2. orange (color/colour)

   kahel:  

   Synonyms: narangha, dalandan, bulantubig, tangherina

Related terms

• kahelada

See also

Colors in Tagalog · kulay (layout · text)

puti	abo, gris	itim
pula; krimson, pulang-pula	kahel; kayumanggi	dilaw; krema
kulay-dayap	lungti, lungtian, berde
turkesa	bughaw-langit, asul	bughaw, asul
lila, biyoleta; nila, tayom	mahenta; ube, morado, haban, purpura	rosas, kalimbahin

Further reading

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