panghalip panao

Tagalog

Etymology

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 personal pronoun.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋhaˌlip paˈnaʔo/ [pɐŋ.hɐˌlɪp pɐˈn̪aː.ʔo]
  • Rhymes: -aʔo
  • Syllabification: pang‧ha‧lip pa‧na‧o

Noun

panghalíp panao (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜎᜒᜉ᜔ ᜉᜈᜂ)

  1. (grammar) personal pronoun

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