ekwinoks

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ekinoks — pseudo-Hispanism
• ikwinoks

Etymology

Borrowed from English equinox, from Middle English equinox, equinoxe, equynox, from Old French equinoce, equinoxe, or from its etymon Medieval Latin ēquinoxium, ēquinoctium, from Latin aequinoctium. Doublet of ekinoksiyo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔekwinoks/ [ˌʔɛk.wɪˈn̪oks]
• Rhymes: -ekwinoks
• Syllabification: ek‧wi‧noks

Noun

ékwinóks (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜏᜒᜈᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. equinox

   Synonym: ekinoksiyo

Further reading

• “ikwinoks”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 395