ispiker
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== Tagalog ==
=== Alternative forms ===
espiker — obsolete
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from English speaker, from Middle English speker, spekere, an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old English speca, spreca (“speaker”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (“speaker”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔisˈpikeɾ/ [ʔɪsˈpiː.xɛɾ]
Rhymes: -ikeɾ
Syllabification: is‧pi‧ker
=== Noun ===
ispiker (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜃᜒᜇ᜔)
speaker (one who speaks)
loudspeaker
Synonyms: palakas-tinig, altabos, lawd-ispiker, (neologism) daktinig
(politics) speaker (the chair or presiding officer, especially of the House of Representatives)
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=== Further reading ===
“ispiker”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“ispiker”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018