mansusugnay

Tagalog

Etymology

From man- +‎ sugnay, with partial reduplication, with the root (not to be confused with sugnay (“clause”)) being a blend of Cebuano kusog +‎ hanay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mansuˈsuɡnaj/ [mɐn̪.sʊˈsuɡ.n̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -uɡnaj
• Syllabification: man‧su‧sug‧nay

Noun

mansusugnay (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜐᜓᜄ᜔ᜈᜌ᜔)

1. (neologism) physics worker; assistant physicist

Related terms

• sugnayan

 

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