bersista

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish versista. By surface analysis, berso +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /beɾˈsista/ [bɛɾˈsis.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: ber‧sis‧ta

Noun

bersista (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. versifier; poet
    Synonyms: makata, manunula, poeta, bate

Further reading

  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 134.
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 588
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