paaralang sekundarya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paaralang sekundaryo

Etymology

From paaralan +‎ -g- +‎ sekundarya, a calque of English secondary school. Compare Spanish escuela secundaria.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpaʔaɾaˌlaŋ sekunˈdaɾja/ [ˌpaː.ʔɐ.ɾɐˌlan̪ sɛ.xʊn̪ˈd̪aɾ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: pa‧a‧ra‧lang se‧kun‧dar‧ya

Noun

páaraláng sekundarya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ) (education)

1. high school; secondary school

   Synonyms: hay-iskul, mataas na paaralan, sekundarya

Related terms

• mababang paaralan
• mataas na paaralan
• paaralang elementarya
• paaralang primarya

Further reading

• “paaralang sekundarya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024