siyasat

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay siasat (“investigation by torture”), from Persian (siyâsat, “punishment by torture”), from Arabic سِيَاسة (siyāsa, “administration; punishment”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈasat/ [sɪˈa.sɐt]
Rhymes: -asat
Syllabification: si‧ya‧sat
Homophone: Siasat

Noun

siyasat (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜌᜐᜆ᜔)

investigative inquiry; investigation
Synonyms: pagsisiyasat, imbestigasyon, pag-iimbestiga, pag-uusisa
inspection; examination; review
Synonyms: suri, pagsusuri, pag-iinspeksiyon

Derived terms

himpilang siyasatan
magsiyasat
pagkakasiyasat
pagsisiyasat
siyasatan
siyasatin
siyasig
siyasik

References

Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2013) Arabic and Persian Loanwords in Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 155-156

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