pamantayan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pantay +‎ pam- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pamanˈtajan/ [pɐ.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.jɐn̪], /ˌpamanˈtajan/ [ˌpaː.mɐn̪ˈt̪aː.jɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ajan
  • Syllabification: pa‧man‧ta‧yan

Noun

pamantayan or pámantáyan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜈ᜔ᜆᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. standard
    Synonyms: sukatan, batayan, norma, istandard, huwaran

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