danum-
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Kapampangan danum, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈnum/ [d̪ɐˈn̪um]
- Syllabification: da‧num-
Prefix
[edit]danúm- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜈᜓᜋ᜔) (neologism)
- used to form nouns related to water: hydro-
- danum- + sigwasan (“mechanics”) → danumsigwasan (“hydrodynamics”)
- danum- + haynayan (“biology”) → danumhaynayan (“hydrobiology”)