sibastopol
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- bostifol, vistapol — Spanish-based spelling
- bastapol, bastipol, bastipor, bistapol
- sebastipol, sebastopol
- sibastupol
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Sebastopol (“Sevastopol, a port city in Crimea”), from Russian Севасто́поль (Sevastópolʹ), from Greek Σεβαστούπολη (Sevastoúpoli), from Byzantine Greek Σεβαστούπολις (Sebastoúpolis). See also English guinit helmet.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sibastoˈpol/ [sɪ.bɐs.t̪oˈpol]
- Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: si‧bas‧to‧pol
Noun
sibastopól (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜉᜓᜎ᜔)
- Sebastopol hat; hat made of sun-dried buri palm leaves or cork, designed to resemble a pith helmet
- (by extension) pith helmet
- (by extension) helmet
Derived terms
- magsibastopol
See also
Further reading
- English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 166