palatitikan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pala- +‎ titik (letter) +‎ -an.

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paˌlatitiˈkan/ [pɐˌlaː.t̪ɪ.t̪ɪˈxan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧ti‧ti‧kan

Noun

palátitikán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜆᜒᜆᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. orthography
    Synonyms: palabaybayan, ortograpiya