akrostik

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English acrostic, from Middle French acrostiche, acrostique (“acrostic”), from Late Latin acrostichis, from Ancient Greek ἀκροστιχίς (akrostikhís). Doublet of akrostiko.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakˈɾostik/ [ʔɐkˈɾos.t̪ɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -ostik
• Syllabification: ak‧ros‧tik

Noun

akrostik (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜃ᜔)

1. acrostic

   Synonym: akrostiko

Related terms

• akronim

Further reading

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