sabjek

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English subject, from Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from subiectus, subiectum, as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον (hupokeímenon). Compare Cebuano sabdyek. Doublet of suheto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsabd͡ʒek/ [ˈsab.d͡ʒɛk̚]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈsabdjek/ [ˈsab.d̪jɛk̚]
  • Rhymes: -abd͡ʒek, (no palatal assimilation) -abdjek
  • Syllabification: sab‧jek

Noun

sabjek (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜊ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜃ᜔)

  1. (education) subject (particular area of study)
    Synonym: asignatura
  2. subject (main topic)
    Synonyms: paksa, tema
  3. subject (person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority)
    Synonym: nasasakupan
  4. (grammar) subject
    Synonym: simuno

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