selestiyal

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selestyal — superseded, pre-2007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/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt͡ʃal]
  - Rhymes: -al
  - Homophone: Celestial
- IPA^(key): /seˈlestial/ [sɛˈlɛs.t͡ʃɐl] (English influence)
  - Rhymes: -estial
Syllabification: se‧les‧ti‧yal

Adjective

selestiyál or seléstiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

celestial

Related terms

Further reading

“selestiyal” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
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, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 892

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