markan di pigsa

Kankanaey

Etymology

From marka (“mark”) +‎ -n +‎ di (“of”) +‎ pigsa (“loud, strength”). Calque of Tagalog tandang padamdam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmaɾkan di piɡˈsa/ [ˌmʌɾ.k̠ʌn di̞ pi̞ɡ̚ˈsa]
  • (parts of Bauko, Sabangan and Tadian) IPA(key): /ˌmaɾkan di piɡˈha/ [ˌmʌɾ.k̠ʌn di̞ pi̞ɡ̚ˈha]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: mar‧kan di pig‧sa

Noun

markan di pigsa (neologism)

  1. (typography) exclamation point; exclamation mark

References

  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, page 12
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