triyanggulo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish triángulo (triangle), from Latin triangulum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tɾiˈaŋɡulo/ [ˌt̪ɾjaŋ.ɡʊˈlo]
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡulo
  • Syllabification: tri‧yang‧gu‧lo

Noun

triyángguló (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎᜓ) (geometry)

  1. triangle
    Synonyms: tatsulok, (obsolete) tilasitha, (neologism) tatsiha
    • 1979, The Diliman Review, Volumes 27-28[1], College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines, page 12:
      Sa altar naman ay nakalarawan ang simbolo ng Diyos Ama na isang triyanggulong may mata sa gitna.
      And in the altar the symbol of God the Father is represented by a triangle with an eye in the middle.

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Adjective

triyángguló (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎᜓ) (geometry)

  1. triangular
    Synonyms: tatsulok, hugis-triyanggulo, (neologism) tatsihain, patriyanggulo

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