himpilang siyasatan

Tagalog

Etymology

From himpilan +‎ -g +‎ siyasatan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /himˌpilaŋ siaˈsatan/ [hɪmˌpiː.lɐn̪ sɪ.ɐˈsaː.t̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: him‧pi‧lang si‧ya‧sa‧tan

Noun

himpilang siyasatan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜋ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜌᜐᜆᜈ᜔)

1. checkpoint
   • 2020, By Hoshuu_15, “Ihip ng Tadhana”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], Wattpad, retrieved 2023 July 28:

     "Sa tingin ko'y hindi pa naman. May narinig akong may ilang nakakaalam, ngunit wala pa kaming nakikitang mga nakapaskil na litrato ng iyong mukha. Kaya't sa tingin ko'y makakalagpas pa tayo sa himpilang siyasatan..." sagot n'ya.

     "I think not yet. I heard that some do know but we haven't seen any posted picture of your face. So I think we'll be able to get through the checkpoint," he said.

Further reading

• Sagalongos, Felicidad Tomasa E. (1968) Diksiyunaryong Ingles-Pilipino, Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN, page 578