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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish asteroide, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”). Doublet of asteroyd.
Pronunciation
Noun
asteroyde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ) (astronomy)
- asteroid (a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star)
- Synonyms: asteroyd, (neologism) malatala
Adjective
asteroyde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ)
- starlike; starshaped
Further reading
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 79
- Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 28
- 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 57