primera-mano

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish primera mano (firsthand).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾiˌmeɾa ˈmano/ [pɾɪˌmɛː.ɾɐ ˈmaː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: pri‧me‧ra-ma‧no

Noun

primera-mano (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜋᜒᜇᜋᜈᜓ) (painting)

  1. first coat; primer

See also

References

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 821