selestiyal

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

selestyal — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /selestiˈal/
  - IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /selestiˈal/
  - Rhymes: -al
  - Homophone: Celestial
- IPA^(key): /seˈlestial/ (English influence)
  - IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /seˈlestial/ (English influence)
  - Rhymes: -estial
Syllabification: se‧les‧ti‧yal

Adjective

selestiyál or seléstiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

celestial

Derived terms

polong selestiyal

Related terms

Further reading

“selestiyal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
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 128
Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 892

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