dalubtalaan
Tagalog
Etymology
From tala + dalub- -an.
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 Sugnayan (Subcommittee on Physics), headed by Godofredo R. Javier.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalubtaˈlaʔan/ [d̪ɐ.lʊb.t̪ɐˈlaː.ʔɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -aʔan
- Syllabification: da‧lub‧ta‧la‧an
Noun
dalubtalaan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜆᜎᜀᜈ᜔) (neologism)
- astronomy
- Synonyms: astronomiya, aghamtala, agtala