paaralang elementarya

Tagalog

Etymology

From paaralan +‎ -g- +‎ elementarya, a calque of English elementary school.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpaʔaɾaˌlaŋ ʔelemenˈtaɾja/ [ˌpaː.ʔɐ.ɾɐˌlaŋ ʔɛ.lɛ.mɛn̪ˈt̪aɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: pa‧a‧ra‧lang e‧le‧men‧tar‧ya

Noun

páaraláng elementarya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜅ᜔ ᜁᜎᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ) (education)

1. elementary school; grade school; primary school

   Synonyms: mababang paaralan, elementarya

Further reading

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