akrostik

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English acrostic, from Middle French acrostiche, acrostique (acrostic), from Late Latin acrostichis, from Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς (akrostikhís). Doublet of akrostiko.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔakˈɾostik/ [ʔɐkˈɾos.t̪ɪk̚]
  • Rhymes: -ostik
  • Syllabification: ak‧ros‧tik

Noun

akrostik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. acrostic
    Synonym: akrostiko

Further reading

  • akrostik”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018