dagsin

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Ilocano dagsen (“weight; burden”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daɡˈsin/ [d̪ɐɡˈsɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: dag‧sin

Noun

dagsín (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔) (neologism)

  1. gravity; gravitational force
    Synonyms: hilabigat, grabedad

Derived terms

Further reading

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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