dagibalani

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog dagitab

Tagalog dagi-

Malay batu

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀani

Proto-Malayic *bArani

Malay berani

Malay batu beranibor.

Tagalog batubalani

Tagalog balani

Tagalog dagibalani

From dagi- (“electro-”, neologism) +‎ balani (“magnet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daɡibaˈlaniʔ/ [d̪ɐ.ɣɪ.bɐˈlaː.n̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -aniʔ
• Syllabification: da‧gi‧ba‧la‧ni

Noun

dagibalanì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜒᜊᜎᜈᜒ) (neologism)

1. electromagnet

References

• Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, 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