oktaba

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See also: oktába

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
8
    Cardinal: walo
    Spanish cardinal: otso
    Ordinal: ikawalo, pangwalo
    Spanish ordinal: oktabo, oktaba
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-8, pang-8
    Adverbial: makawalo
    Multiplier: walong ibayo
    Distributive: tigwalo, waluhan, walo-walo
    Restrictive: wawalo
    Fractional: kawalo, sangkawalo, ikawalo, saikawalo
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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish octava, from Latin octāvus (“eighth”). As for the sense of "postponement", according to Panganiban (1973), at least two old folk informers affirm that during their younger years, a postponement in utaba meant "the same day next week" which would be the eighth day.

Pronunciation

Noun

oktaba (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜆᜊ)

  1. (music) octave
  2. (poetry) octave
  3. postponement to a later date (especially of a celebration or festival)
    Synonym: pagpapaliban

Derived terms

Adjective

oktaba (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ᜔ᜆᜊ)

  1. (uncommon) eighth
    Synonyms: ikawalo, oktabo

References

  • “oktaba”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 738

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