byenan

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bjeˈnan/ [bjɛˈn̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: bye‧nan

Noun

byenán (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜌᜒᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of biyenan.

Usage notes

  • This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel (eg. /ia/ or /ua/), which are typically retained at the start of a word or after two consecutive consonants then inserting y or w between the vowels. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.