satelayt

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English satellite, from Middle French satellite, from Latin satellitem, accusative form of satelles (“attendant”). Doublet of satelite.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsatelajt/ [ˌsaː.t̪ɛˈlaɪ̯t̪]
  • Rhymes: -atelajt
  • Syllabification: sa‧te‧layt

Noun

sáteláyt (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜆᜒᜎᜌ᜔ᜆ᜔)

  1. (astronomy) satellite (a body orbiting a larger one)
    Synonyms: satelite, (neologism) buntabay
  2. satellite (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body)
  3. satellite television
  4. satellite (attendant on an important person); henchperson
    Synonyms: abay, serbiyente, tagapaglingkod, katulong, kampon, alagad, tagasunod, tauhan, mangangatag
  5. (politics) satellite (country, state, office, building etc. under the control of another body)

See also

Further reading

  • “satelayt”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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