sosyal

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish social.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: sos‧yal
  • IPA(key): /sosˈjal/, [soˈʃal̪]
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sosyál

  1. (informal) posh
    Sosyal ang bagong cellphone ni Lara. ― Lara's new cellphone is posh.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish social.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /sosˈjal/ [soˈʃal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: sos‧yal

Adjective

sosyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

  1. social (relating to society)
    Synonym: panlipunan
  2. sociable; friendly
    Synonyms: mapagkaibigan, mapagkapwa, magiliw
    Antonym: di-sosyal
  3. (informal) posh; fancy
    Synonym: sosi
    Ang sosyal ng bagong selpon ni Lara.
    Lara's new cellphone is so fancy.

Noun

sosyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

  1. (informal) upper class; extravagant person
    Synonym: dugong bughaw
    Antonyms: mahirap, dukha, aba
    kunwari sosyal ― wannabe rich

Derived terms
  • di-sosyal
  • pansosyal
  • pasosyal
  • sosi

See also

Interjection

sosyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

  1. (informal) a verbal filler connoting achievement.
    Synonym: bongga
    Sosyal, na-promote ka sa trabaho! Congrats!
    Nice, you got promoted at work! Congratulations!

Further reading
  • “sosyal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “sosyal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French social.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sos.jæl/

Adjective

sosyal

  1. social (relating to society)

Synonyms
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