ispiker

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English speaker.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔisˈpikeɾ/ [ʔɪsˈpiː.xɛɾ]
• Rhymes: -ikeɾ
• Syllabification: is‧pi‧ker

Noun

ispiker (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

1. speaker (one who speaks)
2. loudspeaker

   Synonyms: palakas-tinig, altabos, lawd-ispiker, (neologism) daktinig

3. (politics) speaker (the chair or presiding officer, especially of the House of Representatives)

Further reading

• “ispiker” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “ispiker”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018