danum-

Tagalog

Etymology

From Kapampangan danum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈnum/ [d̪ɐˈn̪um]
  • Syllabification: da‧num-

Prefix

danúm- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜈᜓᜋ᜔) (neologism)

  1. used to form nouns related to water: hydro-
    ‎danum- + ‎sigwasan (“mechanics”) → ‎danumsigwasan (“hydrodynamics”)
    ‎danum- + ‎haynayan (“biology”) → ‎danumhaynayan (“hydrobiology”)
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