diktapon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English dictaphone, originally a genericized trademark for a type of dictation machine.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌdiktaˈpon/ [ˌd̪ik.t̪ɐˈpon̪], /diktaˈpon/ [d̪ɪk.t̪ɐˈpon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dik‧ta‧pon

Noun

díktapón or diktapón (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. dictaphone; dictation machine

Further reading

• “diktapon” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “diktapon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018