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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)
- 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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