apoheo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apogeo, from New Latin apogaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapoˈheo/ [ʔɐ.poˈhɛː.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: a‧po‧he‧o

Noun

apoheo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜑᜒᜌᜓ)

1. (astronomy) apogee

   Synonym: (neologism) higlayo

2. summit; pinnacle; apex

   Synonyms: rurok, taluktok, kaitayugan

See also

• kaningningan

 

Further reading

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