iskul

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• skul

Etymology

Borrowed from English school, from Middle English scole, from Old English scōl (“place of education”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōlu, from Late Latin schola, scola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of eskuwela.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈkul/ [ʔɪsˈkʊl]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: is‧kul

Noun

iskúl (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. school

   Synonyms: eskuwela, paaralan, eskuwelahan

Derived terms

• iskul-bukol

Related terms

• hay-iskul
• iskolar
• iskolarsyip

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• sukli

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from English school, from Middle English scole, from Old English scōl (“place of education”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōlu, from Late Latin schola, scola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /ʔiskul/ [ʔɪsˈk̠ul]
• Rhymes: -ul
• Syllabification: is‧kul

Noun

iskul (Sulat Sūg spelling اِسْكُلْ)

1. school