artsipiyelago

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish archipiélago, from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). Doublet of arkipelago.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾt͡ʃipiˈelaɡo/ [ʔɐɾ.t͡ʃɪˌpjɛː.lɐˈɣo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔaɾtsipiˈelaɡo/ [ʔɐɾ.t͡sɪˌpjɛː.lɐˈɣo]
• Rhymes: -elaɡo
• Syllabification: ar‧tsi‧pi‧ye‧la‧go

Noun

artsipiyélagó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜌᜒᜎᜄᜓ) (geography)

1. archipelago; group of islands

   Synonyms: kapuluan, arkipelago

Further reading

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