paaralang sekundarya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • paaralang sekundaryo

Etymology

From paaralan +‎ -g- +‎ sekundarya, a calque of English secondary school. Compare Spanish escuela secundaria.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpaʔaɾaˌlaŋ sekunˈdaɾja/ [ˌpaː.ʔɐ.ɾɐˌlan̪ sɛ.xʊn̪ˈd̪aɾ.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾja
  • Syllabification: pa‧a‧ra‧lang se‧kun‧dar‧ya

Noun

páaraláng sekundarya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜃᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌ) (education)

  1. high school; secondary school
    Synonyms: hay-iskul, mataas na paaralan, sekundarya, (obsolete) kolehiyo

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