espesyal

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espesjal/

Adjective

espesyal

1. special
   • 2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etaziniak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik‎^[1]:

     Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou “sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”

     American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to speak about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ispesyal

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish especial, from Latin speciālis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔespesˈjal/ [ʔɛs.pɛˈʃal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: es‧pes‧yal

Adjective

espesyál (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

1. special; exceptional; extraordinary

   Synonyms: di-pangkaraniwan, natatangi, pantangi

Derived terms

• espesyalin
• mag-espesyal
• magpaespesyal
• pagkaespesyalin
• pang-espesyal

 

Related terms

• espesyalidad
• espesyalisasyon
• espesyalista

 

Further reading

• “espesyal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018