palakas-tinig

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

palakas-tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (uncommon)

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

Further reading[edit]

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 620