palaisipan
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From isip + pala- -an, literally “something to think or ponder about”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌlaʔisiˈpan/ [pɐˌlaː.ʔɪ.sɪˈpan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: pa‧la‧i‧si‧pan
Noun
[edit]paláisipán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜁᜐᜒᜉᜈ᜔)
- (literature) puzzle; riddle; enigma
- puzzle (anything difficult to understand)
Further reading
[edit]- “palaisipan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018