malatala

Tagalog

Etymology

From mala- +‎ tala. Calque of English asteroid (literally “star-like”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /malaˈtalaʔ/ [mɐ.lɐˈt̪aː.lɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧la‧ta‧la

Noun

malatalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜆᜎ) (neologism)

1. asteroid

   Synonyms: asteroyde, asteroyd

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL