asteroyde

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish asteroide, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, starlike). Doublet of asteroyd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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asteroyde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ) (astronomy)

  1. asteroid (a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star)
    Synonym: asteroyd

Adjective

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asteroyde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ)

  1. starlike; starshaped

Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 79
  • Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 28
  • 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 57