pinakanakakapagngitngit-ngitngitang-pagsisinunga-sinungalingan

Tagalog

Etymology

From pinaka- +‎ nakaka- +‎ pag- +‎ ngitngit-ngitngitan +‎ -g- +‎ pagsisinunga-sinungalingan with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pinakanaˌkakapaɡŋitˌŋit ŋitˌŋitaŋ paɡsisinuˌŋa sinuŋaˈliŋan/ [pɪ.n̪ɐ.xɐ.n̪ɐˌxaː.xɐ.pɐɡ.ŋɪt̪ˌŋit̪ ŋɪt̪ˌŋiː.t̪ɐm pɐɡ.sɪ.sɪ.n̪ʊˌŋa sɪ.n̪ʊ.ŋɐˈliː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -iŋan
• Syllabification: pi‧na‧ka‧na‧ka‧ka‧pag‧ngit‧ngit-ngit‧ngi‧tang-pag‧si‧si‧nu‧nga-si‧nu‧nga‧li‧ngan

Noun

pinakanakákapagngitngít-ngitngitang-pagsisinungá-sinungalingan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜈᜃᜈᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ᜅᜒᜆ᜔ᜅᜒᜆᜅ᜔ᜉᜄ᜔ᜐᜒᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜐᜒᜈᜓᜅᜎᜒᜅᜈ᜔) (nonce word, informal)

1. Alternative form of pinakanakapagngingitngit-ngitngitang-pagsisinunga-sinungalingan

Usage notes

• This is a tongue twister.
• This word was invented purely to be a contender for the title of the longest word in the Tagalog language, comprising fifty-nine letters and twenty-two syllables.
  • Technically, it can be longer by adding the ligature -g at the end.