politikal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pulitikal — superseded, pre-2014

Etymology

Pseudo-Hispanism, from English political, and influenced by ultimate stress in Spanish. Equivalent Spanish word is político.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /politiˈkal/ [po.lɪ.t̪ɪˈxal]
    • Rhymes: -al
  • IPA^(key): /poˈlitikal/ [poˌliː.t̪ɪˈxal] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -itikal
• Syllabification: po‧li‧ti‧kal

Adjective

politikál or polítikál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜒᜆᜒᜃᜎ᜔)

1. political

Derived terms

• bilanggong politikal

Further reading

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