pakinabang

See also: Pakinabang

Bikol Central

Etymology

From paki- +‎ hinabang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakiˈnabaŋ/, [pa.kiˈn̪a.baŋ]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ki‧na‧bang

Noun

pakinábang (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

1. purpose; usefulness

   Synonym: tuyo

Derived terms

• magpakinabang
• mapakinabangan
• pakinabangan

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pacquinabang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• paquinabang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From either paki- +‎ *nabang or pa- +‎ *kinabang. Compare Kapampangan nabang, Cebuano tabang, Bikol Central tabang, Cebuano hinabang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakiˈnabaŋ/ [pɐ.xɪˈna.bɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -abaŋ
• Syllabification: pa‧ki‧na‧bang

Noun

pakinabang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

1. benefit; worth

   Synonyms: benepisyo, probetso, ganansiya, pakana

Derived terms

• kapaki-pakinabang
• kapakinabangan
• mapakikinabangan
• mapakinabang
• pakinabangan
• pakinabangin
• tagapakinabang
• walang-kapakinabangan

 

Related terms

• makinabang

 

See also

• Pakinabang

 

Further reading

• “pakinabang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018