estronsiyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estroncio, from English strontium, from Strontian, town in Scotland where the mineral was discovered.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈtɾonsio/ [ʔɛsˈtɾoːn.ʃo]
• Rhymes: -onsio
• Syllabification: es‧tron‧si‧yo

Noun

estrónsiyó (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜌᜓ)

1. (chemistry) strontium

Further reading

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