homoseksuwal

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish homosexual, but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced as /h/, most likely due to English influence (compare alkohol, hedonismo, Hispanismo, homiliya, nihilismo, rehabilitasyon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /homoseksuˈal/ [ho.mo.sɛkˈswal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ho‧mo‧sek‧su‧wal

Adjective

homoseksuwál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜓᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

  1. homosexual

Noun

homoseksuwál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜓᜐᜒᜃ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

  1. homosexual
  • homoseksuwalidad

See also

Further reading

  • “homoseksuwal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • 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 324
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