aporismo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aforismo, from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔapoˈɾismo/ [ʔɐ.poˈɾis.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: a‧po‧ris‧mo

Noun

aporismo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. aphorism (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought)

Related terms

• aporistiko

 

See also

• kasabihan
• kawikaan
• talinghaga

 

Further reading

• “aporismo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 15