prinsipal

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English principal, from Old French principal, from Latin principalis.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: prin‧si‧pal

Noun

prinsipal

  1. a principal; a school's chief administrator

Russenorsk

Noun

prinsipal

  1. (ship's) captain

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish principal, from Latin principālis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾinsiˈpal/ [pɾɪn̪.sɪˈpal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: prin‧si‧pal

Noun

prinsipál (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. principal (US); headteacher (UK)
    Synonym: punong-guro

Adjective

prinsipál (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜎ᜔)

  1. principal; main
    Synonym: pangunahin

Further reading

  • “prinsipal”, 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, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 476
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