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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English equinox, from Middle English equinox, equinoxe, equynox, from Old French equinoce, equinoxe, or from its etymon Medieval Latin ēquinoxium, ēquinoctium, from Latin aequinoctium. Doublet of ekinoksiyo.
Pronunciation
Noun
ékwinóks (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)
- equinox
- Synonym: ekinoksiyo
Further reading
- “ikwinoks”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 395