mansusugnay

Tagalog

Etymology

From man- +‎ sugnay, with partial reduplication, with the root (not to be confused with sugnay (“clause”)) being a blend of Cebuano kusog +‎ hanay.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mansuˈsuɡnaj/ [mɐn̪.sʊˈsuɡ.n̪aɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -uɡnaj
  • Syllabification: man‧su‧sug‧nay

Noun

mansusugnay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜈᜌ᜔) (neologism)

  1. physics worker; assistant physicist

References

  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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