selestiyal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /selestiˈal/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt̪jal]
      • Rhymes: -al
      • Homophone: Celestial
    • IPA(key): /seˈlestial/ [sɛˈlɛs.t͡ʃɐl] (English influence)
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /seˈlestial/ [sɛˈlɛs.t̪jɐl] (English influence)
      • Rhymes: -estial
  • Syllabification: se‧les‧ti‧yal

Adjective

selestiyál or seléstiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

  1. celestial
    Synonym: panlangit

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “selestiyal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • 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 (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 892
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