alyenista

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alienista, from French aliéniste.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaljeˈnista/ [ʔɐl.jɛˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: al‧ye‧nis‧ta

Noun

alyenista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜌᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ) (dated)

  1. alienist (an expert in mental illness)

See also

  • sikiyatra

Further reading

  • 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 25
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