oryental

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oriental (eastern).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔoɾjenˈtal/ [ʔoɾ.jɛn̪ˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: or‧yen‧tal

Adjective

oryentál (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

  1. eastern; oriental
    Synonym: silanganin
    Antonyms: kanluranin, oksidental
  • Oryental
  • oryentalismo
  • oryentalista

Further reading

  • oryental”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018