sintas na adhesibo

Tagalog

Etymology

Partial calque of Spanish cinta adhesiva. Note that the first component is not pronounced with ultimate stress, and in Tagalog context, sintas normally doesn't mean “tape” unlike Spanish cinta.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsintas na ʔadheˈsibo/ [ˌsin̪.t̪ɐs n̪ɐ ʔɐd̪.hɛˈsiː.bo]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: sin‧tas na ad‧he‧si‧bo

Noun

sintas na adhesibo (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜇ᜔ᜑᜒᜐᜒᜊᜓ)

  1. adhesive tape
  2. insulating tape; electrical tape

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 15
  • 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 11
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