hiugat

Tagalog

Etymology

From hi- (removal prefix) +‎ ugat (“root”).

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 Sipnayan (Subcommittee on Mathematics), headed by Manuel M. Maravilla.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiʔuˈɡat/ [hɪ.ʔʊˈɣat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: hi‧u‧gat

Noun

hiugát (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜂᜄᜆ᜔) (mathematics, neologism)

  1. evolution (extraction of roots)

See also

  • palambal

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
  • “hiugat”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
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