porma

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish forma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾma/ [ˈpoɾ.ma]
• Hyphenation: por‧ma

Noun

pórma (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜍ᜔ᜋ)

1. form; contour
2. shape

   Synonym: korte

Derived terms

• magporma
• pormahan
• pormahon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish forma, from Latin fōrma, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ). Doublet of hulma.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾma/ [ˈpoɾ.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -oɾma
• Syllabification: por‧ma

Noun

porma (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ)

1. form; shape

   Synonyms: anyo, hugis, korte, hitsura

2. form (document)

   Synonym: pormularyo

3. manner; method

   Synonyms: paraan, pamamaraan

4. mold; pattern

   Synonyms: molde, hulma

5. format

   Synonyms: balangkas, kabuoan

6. style (of one's writing or fashion)
7. (colloquial) act of trying to impress someone
8. (construction) formwork

Derived terms

• japorms
• maporma
• pormahan
• pumorma

Related terms

• pormal
• pormalidad
• pormalisa
• pormalisasyon
• pormalismo
• pormalista
• pormasyon
• pormula
• pormularyo
• pormulasyon
• reporma

Further reading

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