gitlapi

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Philippine *Ri-?
Tagalog *gi-
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋaq
Tagalog gitna
Tagalog lapi
blend
Tagalog gitlapi

    Blend of gitna + lapi. By surface analysis, git- + lapi.

    Coined by Lope K. Santos in the Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá (Grammar of the National Language), published in 1939.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡitˈlapiʔ/ [ɡ̠ɪt̪ˈl̪aː.pɪʔ]
    • Rhymes: -apiʔ
    • Syllabification: git‧la‧pi

    Noun

    gitlapì (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜎᜉᜒ)

    1. (linguistics) infix

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