daglat

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of dagli +‎ sulat. Coined by Lope K. Santos in 1938 as the Tagalog translation of English abbreviation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daɡˈlat/ [dɐɡˈlat]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: dag‧lat

Noun

daglát (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜎᜆ᜔)

1. abbreviation

   Synonyms: abrebyasyon, abrebyatura

Derived terms

• daglatin
• kadaglatan
• taladaglatan

 

References

• “daglat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Lope K. Santos (1938) Gabriel A. Bernardo, transl., Sources and means for further enrichment of Tagalog as our national language‎^[1], Manila : University of the Philippines, page 41