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Tagalog
Etymology
From pan- + diwa. Coined by grammarian Lope K. Santos in 1940 in the Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa (Grammar of the National Language). Previously, a calque of Spanish sustantivo (“noun”) in Mamerto Paglinawan's Balarilang Tagalog (Tagalog Grammar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /panˈdiwaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: pan‧di‧wa
Noun
pandiwà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜏ)
- (grammar) verb
- (grammar, obsolete) noun; noun substantive
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pandiwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018