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)