Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Masangcay; the spelling with K introduced as indigenization, mostly adapted by nationalists and revolutionaries before the Philippine Revolution.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /masaŋˈkaj/, [mɐ.sɐŋˈkaɪ̯]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧sang‧kay

Proper noun edit

Masangkáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔)

  1. a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas and Mindoro