pang-uri

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • pnu. — abbreviation

Etymology

From pang- +‎ uri (“class; kind; type”), literally “classifier”.

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋˈʔuɾiʔ/ [pɐŋˈʔuː.ɾɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾiʔ
  • Syllabification: pang-u‧ri

Noun

pang-urì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜂᜇᜒ) (grammar)

  1. adjective
    Synonym: adhetibo

Derived terms

  • pang-uring hango
  • pang-uring pamahagi
  • pang-uring pamilang
  • pang-uring panlarawan
  • pang-uring pantakda
  • pang-uring panunuran

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