maykaraang siyam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From maykaraan (comprising a hundred; range between 90 and 99) +‎ -g +‎ siyam (nine). Compare Kapampangan mekarinalang siam.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /majkaˌɾaʔaŋ siˈam/ [maɪ̯.xɐˌɾaː.ʔɐn̪ ˈʃam]
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /majkaˌɾaʔaŋ siˈam/ [maɪ̯.xɐˌɾaː.ʔɐn̪ ˈsjam]
    • IPA(key): /majkaɾaˌʔaŋ siˈam/ [maɪ̯.xɐ.ɾɐˌʔan̪ ˈʃam] (modern pronunciation)
      • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /majkaɾaˌʔaŋ siˈam/ [maɪ̯.xɐ.ɾɐˌʔan̪ ˈsjam] (modern pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: may‧ka‧ra‧ang si‧yam

Numeral

maykaraang siyám or maykaraáng siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃᜇᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔) (obsolete)

  1. ninety-nine
    Synonyms: siyamnapu't siyam, nobenta y nuwebe