danum-

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan danum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈnum/ [d̪ɐˈn̪um]
• Syllabification: da‧num-

Prefix

danúm- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜈᜓᜋ᜔) (neologism)

1. used to form nouns related to water: hydro-

   ‎danum- + ‎sigwasan (“mechanics”) → ‎danumsigwasan (“hydrodynamics”)

   ‎danum- + ‎haynayan (“biology”) → ‎danumhaynayan (“hydrobiology”)