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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay siasat (“investigation by torture”), from Persian سیاست (siyâsat, “punishment by torture”), from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa, “administration; punishment”).
Pronunciation
Noun
siyasat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜐᜆ᜔)
- investigative inquiry; investigation
- Synonyms: pagsisiyasat, imbestigasyon, pag-iimbestiga, pag-uusisa
- inspection; examination; review
- Synonyms: suri, pagsusuri, pag-iinspeksiyon
Derived terms
References
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 155-156