Ilocano edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

bengngát

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

Derived terms edit