oryental

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oriental (“eastern”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾjenˈtal/ [ʔoɾ.jɛn̪ˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: or‧yen‧tal

Adjective

oryentál (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜎ᜔)

1. eastern; oriental

   Synonym: silanganin

   Antonyms: kanluranin, oksidental

Related terms

• Oryental
• oryentalismo
• oryentalista

Further reading

• “oryental”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018