pangngalang payak

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 simple noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋˌŋalaŋ paˈjak/ [pɐŋˌŋaː.lɐm pɐˈjak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: pang‧nga‧lang pa‧yak

Noun

pangngalang payák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜅᜎᜅ᜔ ᜉᜌᜃ᜔) (grammar)

  1. simple noun

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