Masangkay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Masangcay
• Masancay

Etymology

Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Masangcay; the spelling with K introduced as indigenization, mostly adapted by nationalists and revolutionaries before the Philippine Revolution.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /masaŋˈkaj/ [mɐ.sɐŋˈkaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: Ma‧sang‧kay

Proper noun

Masangkáy (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜐᜅ᜔ᜃᜌ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas and Mindoro