piskal
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pis‧kal
- IPA(key): /pisˈkal/ [pɪs̪ˈkal̪]
Noun
piskál
- (law) public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)
Related terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- piscal — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pisˈkal/ [pɪsˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pis‧kal
Noun
piskál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)
- (law) public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)
Related terms
References
- Rosalio Serrano (1854) Diccionario de terminos comunes tagalo-castellano[1] (in Spanish), page 110
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Further reading
- “piskal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “piskal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
Anagrams
Tausug
Etymology
From Philippine English fiscal, from Spanish fiscal.
Pronunciation
- (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /piskal/ [pɪsˈk̠ɑl]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: pis‧kal
Noun
piskal (Sulat Sūg spelling فِسْكَلْ) (Philippines, law)
- public prosecutor (UK); district attorney (US)