alsaprima

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alzaprima, from Old Spanish alçaprime.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalsaˈpɾima/ [ʔɐl.sɐˈpɾiː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: al‧sa‧pri‧ma

Noun

alsaprima (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜐᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋ)

1. lever; wedge

   Synonyms: talumpana, ansal, kalso, kalsa, pang-alsa, iwak, katang, pamari, kuwoyn

Related terms

• alsa
• alsado
• alsamyento
• alta
• alta sosyedad
• altabos
• altapresyon
• altimetriya
• altimetro
• altisimo
• altitud
• alto
• altura
• eksalta
• eksaltado
• eksaltasyon

See also

• kunyas
• pansuit

Further reading

• “alsaprima”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025