emperdible

Tagalog

Isang emperdible

Alternative forms

• imperdible
• perdible, pardible, partible — clipping

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imperdible (“unmissable; safety pin”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔempeɾˈdible/ [ʔɛm.pɛɾˈd̪iː.blɛ]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: em‧per‧di‧ble

Noun

emperdible (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. safety pin

See also

• alpiler
• aspile

Further reading

• “emperdible”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “emperdible”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• 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 332