palakas-tinig

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ lakas (“strength; loudness; power”) +‎ tinig (“voice”). Calque of Spanish altavoz.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palaˌkas ˈtiniɡ/ [pɐ.lɐˌxas ˈt̪iː.n̪ɪɡ̚]
  • Rhymes: -iniɡ
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧kas-ti‧nig

Noun

palakas-tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (uncommon)

  1. loudspeaker
    Synonyms: altabos, ispiker, lawd-ispiker, (neologism) daktinig

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 620

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