boletin

See also: boletín

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boletín, from boleta (“receipt; bill; ticket”) + -ín. Ball senses may perhaps be influenced by Spanish bolita.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /boleˈtin/ [bo.lɛˈt̪in̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: bo‧le‧tin

Noun

boletín (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. bulletin
2. billiard ball
3. lottery ball
4. (colloquial) secret

Derived terms

• nabisto ang boletin

Further reading

• “boletin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “boletin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024