palaisipan
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Etymology
From isip + pala- -an, literally “something to think or ponder about”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌlaʔisiˈpan/ [pɐˌlaː.ʔɪ.sɪˈpan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: pa‧la‧i‧si‧pan
Noun
paláisipán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜁᜐᜒᜉᜈ᜔)
- (literature) puzzle; riddle; enigma
- puzzle (anything difficult to understand)
Further reading
- “palaisipan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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