gitlapi

Tagalog

Etymology

From blend of gitna +‎ lapi. By surface analysis, git- +‎ lapi.

Coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡitˈlapiʔ/ [ɡɪt̪ˈl̪aː.pɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -apiʔ
  • Syllabification: git‧la‧pi

Noun

gitlapì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜎᜉᜒ)

  1. (linguistics) infix

Derived terms

  • gitlapian
  • igitlapi
  • paggigitlapi

Further reading

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