bengngat

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bəŋat (“to state”) (cf. Cebuano bungat, Hiligaynon bungat).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: beng‧ngát
  • (northern Ilocano) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈŋat/
  • (southern Ilocano) IPA(key): /bɯŋˈŋat/

Noun

bengngát

  1. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) accent
  2. stock phrase

Derived terms
  • agbengngat
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