asteroyde

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• asteroide — dated

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish asteroide, from Ancient Greek ἀστεροειδής (asteroeidḗs, “starlike”). Doublet of asteroyd.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔasteˈɾojde/ [ʔɐs.t̪ɛˈɾoɪ̯.d̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ojde
• Syllabification: as‧te‧roy‧de

Noun

asteroyde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ) (astronomy)

1. asteroid (a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star)

   Synonyms: asteroyd, (neologism) malatala

Adjective

asteroyde (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜇᜓᜌ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. starlike; starshaped

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 79
• Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968), Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 28
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 57