pang-abay

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ abay. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa (Grammar of the National Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paŋˈʔabaj/, [pɐŋˈʔa.baɪ̯]
• Hyphenation: pang‧a‧bay

Noun

pang-abay (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜀᜊᜌ᜔)

1. (grammar) adverb

   Synonym: adberbiyo

Further reading

• “pang-abay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018