alumnay

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English alumni, from Latin alumnī.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlumnaj/ [ʔɐˈlum.n̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -umnaj
• Syllabification: a‧lum‧nay

Noun

alumnay (feminine alumna, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜋ᜔ᜈᜌ᜔)

1. (strictly) alumni; a group of alumnus (or together with alumna)
2. (colloquial) individual alumnus or alumna; graduate

   Synonyms: (male) alumno, (female) alumna, (male, dated) eksalumno, (female, dated) eksalumna

   Alumnay po ako ng Ateneo.

   I am an alumnus/alumna of the Ateneo.

Related terms

• alumna
• alumno
• eksalumna
• eksalumno

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 42