kathang-isip

Tagalog

Etymology

From katha (“fiction; composition”) +‎ -ng- +‎ isip (“mind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /katˌhaŋ ˈʔisip/ [kɐtˌhaŋ ˈʔiː.sɪp]
• Rhymes: -isip
• Syllabification: kat‧hang-i‧sip

Noun

katháng-isip (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

1. fiction

   Synonyms: likhang-isip, akda, katha

2. invention; creation

   Synonyms: likha, imbento

3. anything made up or imagined

   Synonym: katakata

See also

• haraya
• imahinasyon

 

Adjective

katháng-isip (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆ᜔ᜑᜅ᜔ᜁᜐᜒᜉ᜔)

1. made up or imagined

   Synonyms: nilikha, inimbento

Further reading

• “kathang-isip”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018