aktuwal

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• aktwal — common

Etymology

From English actual, from Middle English actual, actuel (“active”), from Old French actuel, actual, from Late Latin actualis (“active, practical”), from Latin actus (“act, action, performance”), from agere (“to do; to act”) + -alis (“-al”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ak‧tu‧wal

Adjective

aktuwal

1. (rare) actual

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aktwal — superseded, pre-2007

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish actual (“current, present; factual”), with a semantic shift influenced by English actual.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaktuˈal/, [ʔɐkˈtwal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ak‧tu‧wal

Adjective

aktuwál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆᜓᜏᜎ᜔)

1. actual; real; true

   Synonyms: totoo, talaga

2. (uncommon) current; existing in the present time

   Synonyms: umiiral, pangkasalukuyan

Related terms

• aktuwalidad

 

Further reading

• “aktuwal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018