medyanotse

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish medianoche (midnight), from media (half) +‎ noche (night).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmedjaˈnot͡ʃe/ [ˌmɛː.d͡ʒɐˈn̪oː.t͡ʃɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌmedjaˈnotse/ [ˌmɛd̪.jɐˈn̪ot̪.sɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃe, (no palatal assimilation) -otse
  • Syllabification: med‧ya‧not‧se
  • Homophone: Media Noche

Noun

médyanótse (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. midnight
    Synonyms: hatinggabi, (obsolete) gitnang-gabi, (obsolete) tanghaling-gabi, (obsolete) kabuong-gabi
  2. midnight repast; midnight snack

Derived terms

  • magmedyanotse

Further reading

  • media noche”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • medyanotse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1281
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 706