malatala

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Tagalog

Etymology

From mala- +‎ tala. Calque of English asteroid (literally star-like).

Pronunciation

Noun

malatalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜆᜎ) (neologism)

  1. asteroid
    Synonyms: asteroyde, asteroyd

References

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL