prinsipal

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English principal, from Old French principal, from Latin principalis.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: prin‧si‧pal

Noun

prinsipal

1. a principal; a school's chief administrator

Russenorsk

Noun

prinsipal

1. (ship's) captain

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish principal, from Latin principālis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾinsiˈpal/ [pɾɪn̪.sɪˈpal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: prin‧si‧pal

Noun

prinsipál (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜎ᜔)

1. principal (US); headteacher (UK)

   Synonym: punong-guro

Adjective

prinsipál (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜒᜉᜎ᜔)

1. principal; main

   Synonym: pangunahin

Further reading

• “prinsipal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 476