pandakong paningob

Tagalog

Etymology

From pandako (“magnifier”) +‎ paningob (“lens”). The first element comes from Cebuano dako (“big; large”), while the second element comes from Cebuano tingob (“concentrate; condense”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pandaˌkoŋ paˈniŋob/ [pɐn.dɐˌxom pɐˈni.ŋob]
• Rhymes: -iŋob
• Syllabification: pan‧da‧kong pa‧ni‧ngob

Noun

pandakóng paningob (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜈᜒᜅᜓᜊ᜔) (optics, neologism)

1. magnifying glass; magnifying lens

   Synonyms: lente, magnipikador, magnipayer

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