estronsiyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estroncio, from English strontium, from Strontian, town in Scotland where the mineral was discovered.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈtɾonsio/ [ʔɛsˈt̪ɾon̪.ʃo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔesˈtɾonsio/ [ʔɛsˈt̪ɾon̪.sjo]
  • Rhymes: -onsio
  • Syllabification: es‧tron‧si‧yo

Noun

estrónsiyó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

  1. (chemistry) strontium

Further reading

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