palakas-tinig

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Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

palakas-tinig (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃᜐ᜔ᜆᜒᜈᜒᜄ᜔) (uncommon)

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

Further reading

  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 620

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