emperdible

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish imperdible (“unmissable; safety pin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔempeɾˈdible/ [ʔɛm.pɛɾˈd̪iː.blɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: em‧per‧di‧ble

Noun

emperdible (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. safety pin

See also

Further reading

  • “emperdible”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “emperdible”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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 332
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