tsispa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chispa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃispa/ [ˈt͡ʃis.pɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsispa/ [ˈt͡sis.pɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ispa
  • Syllabification: tsis‧pa

Noun

tsispa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜉ)

  1. spark (particle of glowing matter)
    Synonyms: diklap, kislap, tamsik, tilamsik

See also

Further reading

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