ekinoksiyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish equinoccio, from Latin aequinoctium. Doublet of ekwinoks.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔekiˈnoksio/ [ʔɛ.xɪˈn̪ok.ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔekiˈnoksio/ [ʔɛ.xɪˈn̪ok.sjo]
  • Rhymes: -oksio
  • Syllabification: e‧ki‧nok‧si‧yo

Noun

ekinóksiyó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

  1. equinox
    Synonym: ekwinoks
    Antonym: solstisyo

Further reading

  • ekinoksiyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018