metamorposis

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English metamorphosis or Spanish metamorfosis, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /metaˈmoɾposis/ [mɛ.t̪ɐˌmoɾ.poˈsɪs], /metaˌmoɾˈposis/ [mɛ.t̪ɐˌmoɾˈpoː.sɪs]
  • Rhymes: -oɾposis, -osis
  • Syllabification: me‧ta‧mor‧po‧sis

Noun

metamórposís or metamórpósis (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (biology)

  1. metamorphosis
    Synonym: banyuhay

Further reading

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