dagipik
Tagalog
Etymology
Blend of dagitab (“electricity”) + tipik (“particle”).
Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Kapnayan (Subcommittee on Chemistry), headed by Roberto B. Torres.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈɡipik/ [d̪ɐˈɣiː.pɪk̚]
- Rhymes: -ipik
- Syllabification: da‧gi‧pik
Noun
dagipik (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜒᜉᜒᜃ᜔) (physical chemistry, neologism)
Derived terms
- dinagipik
- padagipikan