pandiwa

Tagalog

Etymology

From pan- +‎ diwa. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa (Grammar of the National Language). Previously, a calque of Spanish sustantivo (“noun”) in Mamerto Paglinawan's Balarilang Tagalog (Tagalog Grammar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈdiwaʔ/, [pɐnˈdi.wɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: pan‧di‧wa

Noun

pandiwà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜏ)

1. (grammar) verb
2. (grammar, obsolete) noun; noun substantive

Derived terms

• pandiwang katawanin
• pandiwang palipat
• pandiwang pampakiusap
• pandiwang pantulong
• pandiwang pangawing
• pandiwang pawatas
• pandiwari

 

Further reading

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