sirkito

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly a pseudo-Hispanism derived from English circuit, influenced by Spanish circuito. However, some sources state it comes from a variant *cirquito instead.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsiɾkito/ [ˌsiɾ.kɪˈt̪o]
  • Rhymes: -iɾkito
  • Syllabification: sir‧ki‧to

Noun

sírkitó (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. alternative form of sirkuwito

Further reading

  • “sirkito”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “sirkito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 910
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.