Apokripos

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apócrifos, plural of apócrifo, from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpokɾipos/ [ʔɐˌpoː.kɾɪˈpos]
• Rhymes: -okɾipos
• Syllabification: A‧po‧kri‧pos

Proper noun

Apókripós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜉᜓᜐ᜔)

1. Apocrypha (writings recognized by some Christians)

Further reading

• “Apokripos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.