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