atseng walang-tunog

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “soundless h”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔat͡ʃeŋ waˌlaŋ tuˈnoɡ/ [ˌʔaː.t͡ʃɛŋ wɐˌlan̪ t̪ʊˈn̪oɡ̚]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌʔatseŋ waˌlaŋ tuˈnoɡ/ [ˌʔat̪.sɛŋ wɐˌlan̪ t̪ʊˈn̪oɡ̚]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: at‧seng wa‧lang-tu‧nog

Noun

atseng waláng-tunóg (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ ᜏᜎᜅ᜔ᜆᜓᜈᜓᜄ᜔) (linguistics, phonology)

1. mute h; silent h

   Antonym: atseng pinatutunog

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 83