metatesis
See also: metátesis
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English metathesis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /metatesis/
- Rhymes: -sis, -is
- Hyphenation: mé‧ta‧té‧sis
Noun
metatesis (Jawi spelling ميتاتيسيس)
Further reading
- "metatesis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish metátesis, from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /meˈtatesis/ [mɛˌt̪aː.t̪ɛˈsɪs], /metaˈtesis/ [mɛ.t̪ɐˈt̪ɛː.sɪs]
- Rhymes: -atesis, -esis
- Syllabification: me‧ta‧te‧sis
Noun
metátesís or metatesis (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆᜆᜒᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (phonetics, prosody)
- metathesis (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word)
- Synonym: paglilipat
Further reading
- “metatesis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “metatesis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 398