pakinabang
See also: Pakinabang
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pakinábang (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)
- purpose; usefulness
- Synonym: tuyo
Derived terms edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
- pacquinabang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
- paquinabang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology edit
From either paki- + *nabang or pa- + *kinabang. Compare Kapampangan nabang, Cebuano tabang, Bikol Central tabang, Cebuano hinabang.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pakinabang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- “pakinabang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018