palaisipan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pala- +‎ isip +‎ -an, literally “something to think or ponder about”.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: pa‧la‧i‧si‧pan

IPA^(key): /paˌlaʔisiˈpan/, [pɐˌla.ʔɪ.sɪˈpan]

Noun

paláisipán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜁᜐᜒᜉᜈ᜔)

(literature) puzzle; riddle; enigma
puzzle (anything difficult to understand)

Further reading

“palaisipan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018

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