pitumpu't siyam

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: pitumpu't siyam
    Spanish cardinal: setenta y nuwebe
    Ordinal: ikapitumpu't siyam, pampitumpu't siyam
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-79, pang-79

Etymology

From pitumpu +‎ 't +‎ siyam, literally seventy and nine. Calque of Spanish setenta y nueve.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pitumˌput siˈam/ [pɪ.t̪ʊmˌput̪ ˈʃam]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pitumˌput siˈam/ [pɪ.t̪ʊmˌput̪ ˈsjam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: pi‧tum‧pu't si‧yam

Numeral

pitumpú't siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. seventy-nine
    Synonyms: setenta y nuwebe, (obsolete) maykawalong siyam