talangnginag

Tagalog

Etymology

From tala (“record; list”) +‎ -ng +‎ nginag (“diffused light”, neologism). A calque of the components of English photograph, which came from Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-, “light”) + -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos, “writing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /talaŋˈŋinaɡ/ [t̪ɐ.lɐŋˈŋiː.n̪ɐɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -inaɡ
  • Syllabification: ta‧lang‧ngi‧nag

Noun

talangnginag (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜅ᜔ᜅᜒᜈᜄ᜔) (photography, neologism)

  1. photograph
    Synonyms: larawan, litrato, potograpo, retrato
  • manginginag
  • palanginagan
  • sangnginagin

Further reading

  • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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