koreksiyonal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• koreksyonal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish correccional (“reform school”). The sense "correctional facility" is a semantic loan from English correctional.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /koɾeksioˈnal/ [ko.ɾɛk.ʃoˈn̪al]
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /koɾeksioˈnal/ [ko.ɾɛk.sjoˈn̪al]
    • Rhymes: -al
  • IPA^(key): /koˈɾeksional/ [koˌɾɛk.ʃoˈn̪al] (English influence)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /koˈɾeksional/ [koˌɾɛk.sjoˈn̪al] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -eksional
• Syllabification: ko‧rek‧si‧yo‧nal

Noun

koreksiyonál or koréksiyonál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓᜈᜎ᜔)

1. correctional facility
2. (obsolete) youth detention centre

Related terms

• korehe
• korek
• koreksiyon

 

Further reading

• 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 164