suplina

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alteration of Early Modern Spanish disciplina, from Latin disciplīna. The first syllable may have been reinterpreted as di. Doublet of disiplina.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /supˈlina/ [sʊpˈliː.n̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: sup‧li‧na

Noun

suplina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜉ᜔ᜎᜒᜈ) (archaic)

  1. discipline (whip used for penance); scourge (whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails)
    Near-synonyms: latigo, pamalo, panghampas
    Ang isang kataka-taka sa larong palabas niya, ay may hawak na suplina ang marikit na negrita.
    One strange thing in their spectacle is that the pretty, dark-skinned girl has a held discipline whip.

Derived terms

  • magsuplina
  • suplinahin

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