panghalip na di-tiyak

Tagalog

Etymology

Introduced in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa by Lope K. Santos, to translate English indefinite pronoun.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋhaˌlip na ˌdiʔ tiˈak/ [pɐŋ.hɐˌlɪp n̪ɐ ˌd̪ɪʔ ˈt͡ʃak̚]
  • IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /paŋhaˌlip na ˌdi(ʔ) tiˈak/ [pɐŋ.hɐˌlɪp n̪ɐ ˌd̪iː ˈt͡ʃak̚], (with glottal stop elision, no yod coalescence) /paŋhaˌlip na ˌdi(ʔ) tiˈak/ [pɐŋ.hɐˌlɪp n̪ɐ ˌd̪iː ˈt̪jak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: pang‧ha‧lip na di-ti‧yak

Noun

panghalíp na dî-tiyák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜑᜎᜒᜉ᜔ ᜈ ᜇᜒᜆᜒᜌᜃ᜔)

1. (grammar) indefinite pronoun

Usage notes

In Tagalog, indefinite pronouns are formed by adding the particle man, e.g.:

• anuman
• sinuman
• saanman
• kailanman

See also

• Tagalog indefinite pronouns at Category:Tagalog indefinite pronouns

Further reading

• “panghalip na di-tiyak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018