bilanggong politikal

Tagalog

Etymology

Compound of bilanggo +‎ -ng +‎ politikal. Calque of English political prisoner.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bilaŋˌɡoŋ poˌlitiˈkal/ [bɪ.lɐŋˌɡom poˌliː.t̪ɪˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: bi‧lang‧gong po‧li‧ti‧kal

Noun

bilanggóng polítikál (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

1. political prisoner

Further reading

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