paaralang publiko

Tagalog

Etymology

Compound of paaralan +‎ -g +‎ publiko, a calque of English public school.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paʔaɾaˌlaŋ ˈpubliko/ [pɐ.ʔɐ.ɾɐˌlam ˌpub.lɪˈxo]
• Rhymes: -ubliko
• Syllabification: pa‧a‧ra‧lang pub‧li‧ko

Noun

paaraláng públikó (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃᜓ)

1. public school (US, Canada); state school (UK)

   Coordinate term: paaralang pribado

Further reading

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