apirmatiba

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish afirmativa, from Latin affirmātīva.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔapiɾmaˈtiba/ [ʔɐ.pɪɾ.mɐˈt̪iː.bɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iba
  • Syllabification: a‧pir‧ma‧ti‧ba

Noun

apirmatiba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜆᜒᜊ)

  1. affirmative (answer that shows agreement or acceptance)
    Synonym: pagsang-ayon

See also

Adjective

apirmatiba (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜆᜒᜊ)

  1. feminine of apirmatibo

Further reading

  • “apirmatiba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 15
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