mataas na kapulungan

Tagalog

Etymology

Compound of mataas +‎ kapulungan, a calque of Spanish cámara alta.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˌʔas na kapuluˈŋan/ [mɐ.tɐˌʔas nɐ xɐ.pʊ.lʊˈŋan]
Syllabification: ma‧ta‧as na ka‧pu‧lu‧ngan

Noun

mataás na kapulungán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜃᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

upper house; senate
Synonyms: kamara alta, senado

Antonym: mababang kapulungan
(strictly) Senate of the Philippines
Synonym: Senado

Further reading

“mataas na kapulungan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
mataas na kapulungan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl

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