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)

    1. ion

    Derived terms

    References

    • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, 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