mataas na paaralan

Tagalog

Etymology

From mataas (“high”) +‎ na +‎ paaralan (“school”). A calque of English high school.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mataˌʔas na ˌpaʔaɾaˈlan/ [mɐ.t̪ɐˌʔas n̪ɐ ˌpaː.ʔɐ.ɾɐˈlan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ma‧ta‧as na pa‧a‧ra‧lan

Noun

mataás na páaralán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜀᜐ᜔ ᜈ ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜈ᜔)

1. (education) high school

   Synonyms: hay-iskul, sekundarya

Further reading

• “mataas na paaralan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018