halpunuan

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Tagalog halayhay
Tagalog puno
blend
Proto-Austronesian *-an
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an
Proto-Philippine *-an
Tagalog -an
Tagalog halpunuan

    Blend of halayhay +‎ puno + -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 Ulnayan (Subcommittee on Social Sciences), headed by Lucila A. Salazar.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /halpuˈnuʔan/ [hɐl.pʊˈn̪uː.ʔɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -uʔan
    • Syllabification: hal‧pu‧nu‧an

    Noun

    halpunuan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜉᜓᜈᜓᜀᜈ᜔) (neologism)

    1. hierarchy
      Synonym: herarkiya

    Further reading

    • 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
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