sirena

Cebuano

noun

Definitions

a mermaid
a siren; a device that creates a loud sound as an alarm or signal; the sound it creates
(slang) a male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate
(slang) a feminine straight man

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian sirena derived from sirēna derived from Latin Sīrēn (siren) derived from Ancient Greek Σειρήν.

Origin

Ancient Greek

Σειρήν

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Siren Latin
Sīrēn Latin
Sīrēna Latin
siren Latin
sirena Latin
sirēna Latin
sirène French
sirena Spanish, Castilian
Σειρήν Ancient Greek
*twerH- Proto-Indo-European
sirene Danish
sirena Tagalog
sirēna LL