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hendarme

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish gendarme, from French gendarme, singular of gendarmes, a respelling of gens d’armes (people of arms", "armed people).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hendarme (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ) (law enforcement)

  1. gendarme; French police
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See also

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Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 489
  • 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 299