tigil-putukan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tigil +‎ putukan, a calque of English ceasefire.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌtiɡil puˈtukan/ [ˌti.ɣɪl pʊˈtu.xɐn]
  • Rhymes: -ukan
  • Syllabification: ti‧gil-pu‧tu‧kan

Noun

tigil-putukan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜄᜒᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. ceasefire; armistice
    Synonym: armistisyo

Further reading
  • “tigil-putukan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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