haypotesis
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English hypothesis, from Middle French hypothese, from Late Latin hypothesis, from Ancient Greek ὑπόθεσις (hupóthesis, “base, basis of an argument, supposition”, literally “a placing under”). Doublet of ipotesis.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hajˈpotesis/ [haɪ̯ˌpoː.t̪ɛˈsɪs]
- Rhymes: -otesis
- Syllabification: hay‧po‧te‧sis
Noun
haypótesís (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌ᜔ᜉᜓᜆᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔)
Related terms
- antitesis
- antitetiko
- diyatesis
- ipotesis
- ipotetiko
- metatesis
- parentesis
- sintesis
- sintetiko
- tesis
Further reading
- “haypotesis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025