rayos X

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌraʝos ˈekis/ [ˌra.ʝos ˈe.kis]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌraʝos ˈekis/ [ˌra.ʝos ˈe.kis]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌraʃos ˈekis/ [ˌra.ʃos ˈe.kis]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌraʒos ˈekis/ [ˌra.ʒos ˈe.kis]

• Syllabification: ra‧yos X

Noun

rayos X m pl (plural only)

1. X-ray

Further reading

• “rayos X”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rayos ekis, rayos-ekis

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rayos X.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌɾajos ˈʔekis/ [ˌɾaː.jos ˈʔɛː.xɪs]
• Rhymes: -ekis
• Syllabification: ra‧yos X

Noun

rayos X (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜌᜓᜐ᜔ ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

1. X-ray
2. radiograph (photograph made with X-rays)

   Synonym: eksrey

Further reading

• “rayos X”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “rayos X”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018