di-maaari

Tagalog

Etymology

From di- +‎ maaari, literally “couldn't have”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌdiʔ maʔaˈʔaɾiʔ/ [ˌd̪ɪʔ mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌdi(ʔ) maʔaˈʔaɾiʔ/ [ˌd̪iː mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
  • Syllabification: di-ma‧a‧a‧ri

Adjective

dî-maaarì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜀᜀᜇᜒ)

  1. impossible; cannot be
  2. forbidden; not allowed
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