sigwasan

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Tagalog isig
Cebuano lawasbor.?
Hiligaynon lawasbor.?
Tagalog lawas
blend
Proto-Austronesian *-an
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an
Proto-Philippine *-an
Tagalog -an
Tagalog sigwasan

    Blend of isig +‎ lawas +‎ -an.

    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 Sugnayan (Subcommittee on Physics), headed by Godofredo R. Javier.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /siɡˈwasan/ [sɪɡˈwaː.sɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -asan
    • Syllabification: sig‧wa‧san

    Noun

    sigwasan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄ᜔ᜏᜐᜈ᜔) (physics, neologism)

    1. mechanics
      Synonyms: mekanika, dalubsigwasan

    Derived terms

    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
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