pang-uuyam

Tagalog

Etymology

From pang- +‎ uyam with reduplication of the root uyam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋʔuˈʔujam/ [pɐŋ.ʔʊˈʔuː.jɐm]
• Rhymes: -ujam
• Syllabification: pang-u‧u‧yam

Noun

pang-uuyam (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔ᜂᜂᜌᜋ᜔)

1. sarcasm

Further reading

• “pang-uuyam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018