maragsa

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ dagsa (“sudden flow”).

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɾaɡˈsaʔ/ [mɐ.ɾɐɡˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧rag‧sa

Noun

maragsâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜄ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (phonetics) glottal oxytone pronunciation marked with the circumflex diacritic

See also

Further reading

  • “maragsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

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