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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish satélite, from Latin satellitem. Doublet of satelayt.
Pronunciation
Noun
satélité (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜆᜒᜎᜒᜆᜒ) (astronomy)
- satellite (a body orbiting a larger one)
- Synonyms: satelayt, (neologism) buntabay
Further reading
- 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 524