palakas-tinig

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ lakas (“strength; loudness; power”) +‎ tinig (“voice”). Calque of Spanish altavoz.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palaˌkas ˈtiniɡ/ [pɐ.lɐˌxas ˈti.nɪɡ]
  • Rhymes: -iniɡ
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧kas-ti‧nig

Noun

palakas-tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (uncommon)

  1. loudspeaker
    Synonyms: altabos, ispiker, lawd-ispiker, (neologism) daktinig

Further reading
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 620
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