Tagalog

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Etymology

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Blend of parisukat (square) +‎ ugat (root). Calque of English square root.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɾiʔuˈɡat/ [pɐ.ɾɪ.ʔʊˈɣat]
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  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: pa‧ri‧u‧gat

Noun

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pariugát (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜂᜄᜆ᜔)

  1. (mathematics, neologism) square root

Coordinate terms

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References

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  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL