dalubsining

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuruder.

Malay juru-

Sanskrit भाष् (bhāṣ)

Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā)bor.

Malay bahasa

Malay jurubahasabor.

Tagalog dalubhasa

Tagalog sining

blend

Tagalog dalubsining

Blend of dalubhasa + sining. Can be analyzed as dalub- +‎ sining.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dalubˈsiniŋ/ [d̪ɐ.lʊbˈsiː.n̪ɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iniŋ
• Syllabification: da‧lub‧si‧ning

Noun

dalubsining (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜐᜒᜈᜒᜅ᜔)

1. art connoisseur; aesthetician

Further reading

• “dalubsining”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “dalubsining”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 445