polong selestiyal

Tagalog

Etymology

From polo +‎ -ng +‎ selestiyal. Calque of English celestial pole. See also Spanish polo celeste.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpoloŋ selestiˈal/ [ˌpoː.lon̪ sɛ.lɛsˈt͡ʃal]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌpoloŋ selestiˈal/ [ˌpoː.lon̪ sɛ.lɛsˈt̪jal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: po‧long se‧les‧ti‧yal

Noun

polong selestiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔) (astronomy)

  1. celestial pole