alumnay

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English alumni, from Latin alumni.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlumnaj/ [ʔɐˈlum.n̪aɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -umnaj
  • Syllabification: a‧lum‧nay

Noun

alumnay (feminine alumna, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜈᜌ᜔)

  1. (strictly) alumni; a group of alumnus (or together with alumna)
  2. (colloquial) individual alumnus or alumna; graduate
    Synonyms: (male) alumno, (female) alumna, (male, dated) eksalumno, (female, dated) eksalumna
    Alumnay po ako ng Ateneo.
    I am an alumnus/alumna of the Ateneo.

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 42
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