i-ref
Tagalog
Etymology
From i- + ref, an unadapted borrowing from English ref via Tagalog-English code-switching (Taglish).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈɾef/ [ʔɪˈɾɛf]
- IPA(key): (with nativization) /ʔiˈɾep/ [ʔɪˈɾɛp̚]
- Rhymes: -ef, (with nativization) -ep
- Syllabification: i-ref
Verb
i-réf (complete ini-ref, progressive inire-ref, contemplative ire-ref, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇᜒᜉ᜔) (colloquial)
- to be put in a refrigerator; to be refrigerated; to refrigerate