dalaginday

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of dalaga (“young mature woman”) +‎ inday (“young girl”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalaɡinˈdaj/ [dɐ.lɐ.ɣɪnˈdaɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: da‧la‧gin‧day

Noun

dalagindáy (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜌ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. very young girl; very young maiden
    Synonyms: dalaginding, dalagita

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “dalaginday”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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