prinsa

Icelandic

Noun

prinsa m

  1. accusative indefinite plural of prins
  2. genitive indefinite plural of prins

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpɾinsa/ [ˈpɾin̪.sɐ], /pɾinˈsa/ [pɾɪn̪ˈsa]
  • Rhymes: -insa, -a
  • Syllabification: prin‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish presa (“dam”), ultimately from Latin prehēnsā.

Noun

prinsa or prinsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. dam; floodgate
    Coordinate terms: pilapil, dike, saplad
Derived terms
  • prinsahan
  • prinsahin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish prensa (“press”), from Catalan premsa, ultimately from Latin pressō. Compare Maguindanao pilinsa and Tausug pilinsa. Doublet of prensa.

Noun

prinsa or prinsá (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. round clothes iron that uses charcoal to heat up
    Synonyms: plantsa, plantsa de-uling
Derived terms
  • magprinsa
  • mamimirinsa
  • mamirinsa
  • prinsahan
  • prinsahin
See also
  • hapitan

Further reading

  • “prinsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina‎[1], Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, pages 473–474
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