ekinoksiyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ekinoksyo — superseded, pre-2007
• ekwinoksiyo — pseudo-Hispanism
• ekwinoksyo — superseded, pre-2007, pseudo-Hispanism

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish equinoccio, from Latin aequinoctium. Doublet of ekwinoks.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔekiˈnoksio/ [ʔɛ.xɪˈn̪ok.ʃo]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔekiˈnoksio/ [ʔɛ.xɪˈn̪ok.sjo]
• Rhymes: -oksio
• Syllabification: e‧ki‧nok‧si‧yo

Noun

ekinóksiyó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

1. equinox

   Synonym: ekwinoks

   Antonym: solstisyo

Further reading

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