lapyalimbagan

Tagalog

Etymology

    Compound of lapya +‎ limbagan.

    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): /lapˌjalimˈbaɡan/ [lɐpˌjaː.lɪmˈbaː.ɣɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -aɡan
    • Syllabification: lap‧ya‧lim‧ba‧gan

    Noun

    lapyálimbágan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜉ᜔ᜌᜎᜒᜋ᜔ᜊᜄᜈ᜔) (neologism)

    1. platen printing press

    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