selestiyal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• selestyal — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish celestial, from Medieval Latin caelestialis, from Latin caelestis, based on caelum (“sky, heaven”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /selestiˈal/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt͡ʃal]
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /selestiˈal/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt̪jal]
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Homophone: Celestial
  • IPA^(key): /seˈlestial/ [sɛˈlɛs.t͡ʃɐl] (English influence)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /seˈlestial/ [sɛˈlɛs.t̪jɐl] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -estial
• Syllabification: se‧les‧ti‧yal

Adjective

selestiyál or seléstiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔)

1. celestial

   Synonym: panlangit

Derived terms

• polong selestiyal

 

Related terms

• asul-seleste
• Celestial
• serulyo

 

Further reading

• “selestiyal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 128
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 892