daglat

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of dagli +‎ sulat. Coined by Lope K. Santos in 1938 as the Tagalog translation of English abbreviation.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daɡˈlat/ [d̪ɐɡˈlat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: dag‧lat

Noun

daglát (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜎᜆ᜔)

  1. abbreviation
    Synonyms: abrebyasyon, abrebyatura

Derived terms

  • daglatin
  • kadaglatan
  • taladaglatan

References

  • “daglat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Lope K. Santos (1938) Gabriel A. Bernardo, transl., Sources and means for further enrichment of Tagalog as our national language‎[1], Manila : University of the Philippines, page 41
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