Tagalog

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Etymology

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From pa- +‎ lakas (strength; loudness; power) +‎ tinig (voice). Calque of Spanish altavoz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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palakas-tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (uncommon)

  1. loudspeaker
    Synonyms: altabos, ispiker, lawd-ispiker, (neologism) daktinig

Further reading

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  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 620

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