sosyal

Central Bikol

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, from Latin sociālis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /sosˈjal/ [soˈʃal]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /sosˈjal/ [sosˈjal]
• 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. (colloquial) posh; fancy; high-class

   Synonyms: sosi, (slang) siyala, (slang) tutyal

   Ang sosyal ng bagong selpon ni Lara.

   Lara's new cellphone is so fancy.

Derived terms

• sosyalera
• sosyalero

Related terms

• antisosyal
• sosyal midya
• sosyalisa
• sosyalismo
• sosyalista
• sosyedad
• sosyo
• sosyologo
• sosyolohiya

Noun

sosyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

1. (colloquial) upper class; extravagant person

   Synonym: dugong bughaw

   Antonyms: mahirap, dukha, aba

   kunwari sosyal ― wannabe rich

Derived terms

• di-sosyal
• pansosyal
• pasosyal
• sosi

See also

• konyo

Interjection

sosyál (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜎ᜔)

1. (colloquial) a verbal filler connoting achievement

   Synonyms: galing, ayos, bongga

   Sosyal, na-promote ka sa trabaho! Congrats!

   Nice, you got promoted at work! Congratulations!

Further reading

• “sosyal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “sosyal”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French social.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sos.jæl/

Adjective

sosyal

1. social (relating to society)

   Synonym: toplumsal

Derived terms

• sosyal sigorta