katanway

Tagalog

Etymology

From ka- +‎ tanway (“tangent”), with the root from translingual tan (symbol for tangent) +‎ tagway.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /katanˈwaj/ [kɐ.tɐnˈwaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: ka‧tan‧way

Noun

katanwáy (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜆᜈ᜔ᜏᜌ᜔) (trigonometry, neologism)

1. cotangent

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL