metamorposis

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English metamorphosis or Spanish metamorfosis, from Latin metamorphōsis, from Ancient Greek μεταμόρφωσις (metamórphōsis).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /metaˈmoɾposis/ [mɛ.t̪ɐˌmoɾ.poˈsis], /metaˌmoɾˈposis/ [mɛ.t̪ɐˌmoɾˈpoː.sɪs]
• Rhymes: -oɾposis, -osis
• Syllabification: me‧ta‧mor‧po‧sis

Noun

metamórposís or metamórpósis (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜆᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜒᜐ᜔) (biology)

1. metamorphosis

   Synonym: banyuhay

Further reading

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