artsipiyelago

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish archipiélago, from Italian arcipelago, from Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “leading”) + πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”). Doublet of arkipelago.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaɾt͡ʃipiˈelaɡo/ [ʔɐɾ.t͡ʃɪˈpjɛ.lɐ.ɣo]
  • Rhymes: -elaɡo
  • Syllabification: art‧si‧pi‧ye‧la‧go

Noun

artsipiyélagó (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜒᜌᜒᜎᜄᜓ) (geography)

  1. archipelago; group of islands
    Synonyms: kapuluan, arkipelago

Further reading
  • “artsipiyelago”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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