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From di- + maaari, literally “couldn't have”.
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌdiʔ maʔaˈʔaɾiʔ/ [ˌd̪iʔ mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]
- IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌdi(ʔ) maʔaˈʔaɾiʔ/ [ˌd̪iː mɐ.ʔɐˈʔaː.ɾɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -aɾiʔ
- Syllabification: di-ma‧a‧a‧ri
dî-maaarì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜋᜀᜀᜇᜒ)
- impossible; cannot be
- forbidden; not allowed
