pang-abay

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pang- +‎ abay. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa (Grammar of the National Language).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paŋˈʔabaj/, [pɐŋˈʔa.baɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: pang‧a‧bay

Noun[edit]

pang-abay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. (grammar) adverb
    Synonym: adberbiyo

Further reading[edit]

  • pang-abay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018