istretser

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English stretcher.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈtɾet͡ʃeɾ/ [ʔɪsˈt̪ɾɛː.t͡ʃɛɾ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔisˈtɾetseɾ/ [ʔɪsˈt̪ɾɛt̪.sɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -et͡ʃeɾ, (no yod coalescence) -etseɾ
• Syllabification: is‧tret‧ser

Noun

istretser (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜇ᜔)

1. stretcher (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person)

   Synonym: kamilya

2. stretcher (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting)

   Synonyms: bastidor, estirador

3. stretcher (one who, or that which, stretches)

Further reading

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