-nayan

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of hanayan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈnajan/ [ˈn̪aː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: -na‧yan

Suffix

-nayan (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. (neologism) -logy, -ology; the study of
    ‎buhay (“life”) + ‎-nayan → ‎haynayan (“biology”)
    ‎sangkap (“essence”) + ‎-nayan → ‎kapnayan (“chemistry”)

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