dagsin

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Ilocano dagsen (“weight; burden”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daɡˈsin/, [dɐɡˈsin]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: dag‧sin

Noun

dagsín (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔) (neologism)

1. gravity; gravitational force

   Synonyms: hilabigat, grabedad

Derived terms

• dagsinbiling
• dagsinin
• dagsinsukatan
• dagsinsukatin
• karagsinan

 

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL