Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From tanda +‎ -ng +‎ padamdam. Either a calque of Spanish signo de exclamación or English exclamation mark.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tanˌdaŋ padamˈdam/, [tɐnˌdam pɐ.dɐmˈdam]
  • Hyphenation: tan‧dang pa‧dam‧dam

Noun edit

tandáng padamdám (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜉᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔)

  1. (typography) exclamation point; exclamation mark
    Synonyms: padamdam, tandang pandamdam