artipisyal

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish artificial, from Latin artificiālis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾtipisˈjal/ [ʔɐɾ.t̪ɪ.pɪˈʃal]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaɾtipisˈjal/ [ʔɐɾ.t̪ɪ.pɪsˈjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ar‧ti‧pis‧yal

Adjective

artipisyál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

1. artificial; man-made

   Synonyms: likha, gawa

2. superficial; artificial

   Synonyms: pakunwari, pabalat-bunga, paimbabaw

Related terms

• artipisyo

 

Further reading

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