pang-abay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • pnb. — abbreviation

Etymology

From pang- +‎ abay. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa (Grammar of the National Language).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋˈʔabaj/ [pɐŋˈʔaː.baɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -abaj
  • Syllabification: pang-a‧bay

Noun

pang-abay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜊᜌ᜔)

  1. (grammar) adverb
    Synonym: adberbiyo

Further reading

  • “pang-abay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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