patalastas

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- (“causative nominal prefix”) +‎ talastas (“understand, learn about”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /patalasˈtas/ [pɐ.t̪ɐ.lɐsˈt̪as]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: pa‧ta‧las‧tas

Noun

patalastás (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜆᜎᜐ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

1. advertisement

   Synonyms: anunsiyo, adbertisment

2. (by extension) commercial (advertisement in a common media format)

   Synonym: komersiyal

3. announcement; notice; advisory; warning; notification

   Synonyms: paunawa, babala, abiso, pahayag

   Narinig mo ba ang patalastas tungkol sa bagyo kanina?

   Did you hear the advisory about the typhoon a while ago?

4. communiqué; information sent to someone

   Synonyms: pabatid, pahatid, pabalita

Derived terms

• ipatalastas
• magpatalastas
• palastasan

 

References

• “patalastas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “patalastas”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024