tsispa

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chispa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃispa/ [ˈt͡ʃis.pɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsispa/ [ˈt͡sis.pɐ]
• Rhymes: -ispa
• Syllabification: tsis‧pa

Noun

tsispa (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜉ)

1. spark (particle of glowing matter)

   Synonyms: diklap, kislap, tamsik, tilamsik

See also

• alipato
• titis

 

Further reading

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