malapatinig

Tagalog

Etymology

From mala- +‎ patinig (“vowel”), literally “vowellike”, a calque of English semivowel.

Coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939. This term was introduced to translate English semivowel.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /malapaˈtiniɡ/ [mɐ.lɐ.pɐˈt̪iː.n̪ɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -iniɡ
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧pa‧ti‧nig

Noun

malapatinig (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜉᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (phonetics)

  1. semivowel; semivocal
    Synonym: glayd
  2. approximant

Adjective

malapatinig (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜎᜉᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔)

  1. vowellike
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