tatsulok
Tagalog
Etymology
Blend of tatlo (“three”) + sulok (“corner”), coined in the 20th century. The old Tagalog word for "triangle" is tilasitha.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tat‧su‧lok
- IPA(key): /tatsuˈlok/, [tɐ.t͡sʊˈlok]
- IPA(key): /tatˈsulok/, [tɐˈt͡su.lok] (noun, archaic)
Noun
tatsulók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜓᜃ᜔)
- (geometry) triangle
- Synonyms: triyanggulo, tilasitha, tatsiha
- 1938, Institute of National Language (Philippines), Publications, Volume 4, Issues 2-27:
- Marami ang nakakasal noon nang hindi man lamang nagkakapahayagan ng mga nilalaman ng dalawang puso, subali't lubhang marami noon ang masasabi nating masasayang tahanan na hindi nakaalam ng tatsulok ng pagibig .
See also
- tagilo
Adjective
tatsulók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜓᜃ᜔)
- triangular
- Synonyms: triyanggulo, hugis-triyanggulo, tatsihain
- three-cornered; involving three persons, factions, parts, etc.
Further reading
- “tatsulok”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018