tatsulok

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of tatlo (“three”) +‎ sulok (“corner”), coined in the 20th century. The old Tagalog word for "triangle" is tilasitha.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /tatsuˈlok/ [tɐt.sʊˈlok], (obsolete) /tatˈsulok/ [tɐtˈsuː.lok] (noun)
  • IPA^(key): /tatsuˈlok/ [tɐt.sʊˈlok] (adjective)
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: tat‧su‧lok

Noun

tatsulók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. (geometry) triangle

   Synonyms: triyanggulo, tilasitha, tatsiha

   • 1938, Institute of National Language (Philippines), Publications, Volume 4, Issues 2-27:

     Marami ang nakakasal noon nang hindi man lamang nagkakapahayagan ng mga nilalaman ng dalawang puso, subali't lubhang marami noon ang masasabi nating masasayang tahanan na hindi nakaalam ng tatsulok ng pagibig .

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

• tagilo

Adjective

tatsulók (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜎᜓᜃ᜔)

1. triangular

   Synonyms: triyanggulo, hugis-triyanggulo, tatsihain

2. three-cornered; involving three persons, factions, parts, etc.

Further reading

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