masinggan

Tagalog

isang masinggan

Etymology

Borrowed from English machine gun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maˈsiŋɡan/ [mɐˈsiŋ.ɡɐn̪]
  • IPA^(key): /maˈʃiŋɡan/ [mɐˈʃiŋ.ɡɐn̪] (English influence)
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /masˈjiŋɡan/ [mɐsˈjiŋ.ɡɐn̪] (English influence)
• Rhymes: -iŋɡan
• Syllabification: ma‧sing‧gan

Noun

masinggan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜈ᜔) (firearms)

1. machine gun

   Synonym: ametralyadora

Related terms

• makina

 

Further reading

• “masinggan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• magningas