hay-iskul

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• haiskul
• hayskul — common

Etymology

Borrowed from English high school.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhajʔiskul/ [ˌhaɪ̯.ʔɪsˈkul], (colloquial) /ˈhajskul/ [ˈhaɪ̯s.kʊl]
• Rhymes: -ajʔiskul
• Syllabification: hay-is‧kul

Noun

háy-iskúl (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜌ᜔ᜁᜐ᜔ᜃᜓᜎ᜔)

1. (education) high school

   Synonyms: mataas na paaralan, paaralang sekundarya

Related terms

• iskul

 

See also

• eskuwelahan
• kolehiyo
• pamantasan
• unibersidad

 

References

• “hay-iskul”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018