elektrisyan

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English electrician.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧lek‧tri‧syan
• IPA^(key): /ʔelekˈtɾisjan/ [ʔe.l̪ekˈt̪ɾ̪is̪.jɐn̪]

Noun

elektrisyan

1. an electrician; a tradesman who installs, repairs and maintains electrical wiring and equipment

Central Bikol

Alternative forms

• elektrisiyan

Etymology

Borrowed from English electrician.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔelekˈtɾisjan/ [ʔe.l̪ekˈtɾi.ʃan̪]
• Hyphenation: e‧lek‧tri‧syan

Noun

elektrísyan (Basahan spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜍᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. electrician

   Synonyms: elektrisista, panday

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānusbor.

English -ian

English electricianbor.

Tagalog elektrisyan

Borrowed from English electrician.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔelekˈtɾisjan/ [ʔɛ.lɛk̠ˈt̪ɾiː.ʃɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔelekˈtɾisjan/ [ʔɛ.lɛk̠ˈt̪ɾis.jɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -isjan
• Syllabification: e‧lek‧tris‧yan

Noun

elektrisyan (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. electrician

   Synonyms: elektrisista, mandadagitab

Related terms

• elektrikal
• elektriko
• elektripikado
• elektripikador
• elektripikasyon
• elektrisado
• elektrisador
• elektrisidad
• elektrisista
• elektrodinamika
• elektrodo
• elektroiman
• elektrokimika
• elektrokimiko
• elektrokusyon
• elektrokutado
• elektrolisis
• elektrolito
• elektromagnetiko
• elektromagnetismo
• elektromagneto
• elektron
• elektronika
• elektroniko
• elektroskopyo
• elektrostatika
• elektroterapiya
• elektrotipya
• elektrotipyero

Further reading

• “elektrisyan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “elektrisyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018