apasible

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apacible, from aplacible, placible, from Latin placibilis.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapaˈsible/ [ʔɐ.pɐˈsiː.blɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧si‧ble
  • Homophone: Apacible

Adjective

apasible (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. peaceful; placid
    Synonyms: payapa, tahimik, kiyeto, hiningting

Further reading

  • “apasible”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
  • 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 41
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