ispiker

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English speaker.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈpikeɾ/ [ʔɪsˈpi.xɛɾ]
Rhymes: -ikeɾ
Syllabification: is‧pi‧ker

Noun

ispiker (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

speaker (one who speaks)
loudspeaker
Synonyms: palakas-tinig, altabos, lawd-ispiker, (neologism) daktinig
(politics) speaker (the chair or presiding officer, especially of the House of Representatives)

Further reading

“ispiker” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“ispiker”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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