dalubbanwa
Tagalog
Etymology
From dalub- + banwa (“state”).
Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Ulnayan (Subcommittee on Social Sciences), headed by Lucila A. Salazar.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalubbanˈwa/ [d̪ɐ.lʊb.bɐn̪ˈwa]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: da‧lub‧ban‧wa
Noun
dalubbanwá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜊᜈ᜔ᜏ) (neologism)