selestyal

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /selesˈtjal/ [sɛ.lɛsˈt͡ʃal]
    • Rhymes: -al
  • IPA^(key): /seˈlestjal/ [sɛˈlɛːs.t͡ʃɐl] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -estjal
• Syllabification: se‧les‧tyal

Adjective

selestyál or selestyal (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of selestiyal.

Usage notes

• This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.