polong selestiyal

Tagalog

Etymology

From polo +‎ -ng +‎ selestiyal. Calque of English celestial pole. See also Spanish polo celeste.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpoloŋ selestiˈal/ [ˌpoː.lon sɛ.lɛsˈt͡ʃal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: po‧long se‧les‧ti‧yal

Noun

polong selestiyál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜎ᜔) (astronomy)

1. celestial pole