bokaysendyo

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bokajˈsendjo/ [bo.xaɪ̯ˈsɛn̪.d͡ʒo]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /bokajˈsendjo/ [bo.xaɪ̯ˈsɛn̪.d̪jo]
  • Rhymes: -endjo
  • Syllabification: bo‧kay‧sen‧dyo

Noun

bokaysendyo (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of bokaysendiyo.

Usage notes

  • This spelling does not follow the rule regarding double vowel clusters beginning with /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel (eg. /ia/ or /ua/), which are typically retained at the start of a word or after two consecutive consonants then inserting y or w between the vowels. See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.

Further reading

  • bokaysendyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018