limampu't siyam

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Tagalog[edit]

Tagalog numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: limampu't siyam
    Spanish cardinal: singkuwenta y nuwebe
    Ordinal: ikalimampu't siyam, panlimampu't siyam
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-59, pang-59

Etymology[edit]

From limampu +‎ 't +‎ siyam, literally fifty and nine. Calque of Spanish cincuenta y nueve.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /limamˌput siˈam/ [lɪ.mɐmˌput ˈʃam]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: li‧mam‧pu't si‧yam

Numeral[edit]

limampú't siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜋ᜔ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔)

  1. fifty-nine
    Synonyms: singkuwenta y nuwebe, (obsolete) maykanim siyam