katayuwat

Tagalog

Etymology

    From ka- + tayuwat (ordinate, neologism).

    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): /kataˈjuat/ [kɐ.t̪ɐˈjuː.ɐt̪̚]
    • Rhymes: -uat
    • Syllabification: ka‧ta‧yu‧wat

    Noun

    katayuwat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜌᜓᜏᜆ᜔) (mathematics, neologism)

    1. coordinate

    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