manananaysay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • mansasanaysay

Etymology

From man- +‎ sanaysay with initial reduplication and nasal assimilation.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmanananajˈsaj/ [ˌmaː.n̪ɐ.n̪ɐ.n̪aɪ̯ˈsaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: ma‧na‧na‧nay‧say

Noun

mánananaysáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜈᜈᜌ᜔ᜐᜌ᜔)

  1. essayist
    Synonym: mananaysay