kamag-aral
Tagalog
Etymology
From alteration of kamag-aaral.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kamaɡʔaˈɾal/ [kɐ.mɐɡ.ʔɐˈɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ka‧mag-a‧ral
Noun
kamag-arál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜇᜎ᜔)
- (common) alternative form of kamag-aaral
Usage notes
- This form is in common use instead of kamag-aaral but this is ungrammatical because no noun mag-aral meaning “student” exists.
Further reading
- “kamag-aral”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “kamag-aral”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018