apoheo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish apogeo, from New Latin apogaeus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapoˈheo/ [ʔɐ.poˈhɛ.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: a‧po‧he‧o

Noun

apoheo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜓᜑᜒᜌᜓ)

  1. (astronomy) apogee
    Synonym: (neologism) higlayo
  2. summit; pinnacle; apex
    Synonyms: rurok, taluktok, kaitayugan

See also
  • kaningningan

Further reading
  • “apoheo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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