masads

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English massage, from French massage. Doublet of masahe.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈsad͡ʒ/ [mɐˈsad͡ʒ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /maˈsads/ [mɐˈsad̪s]
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒ, (no palatal assimilation) -ads
  • Syllabification: ma‧sads

Noun

masáds (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜇ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. massage
    Synonyms: hilot, masahe

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 703