tandang padamdam

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From tanda +‎ -ng +‎ padamdam. Either a calque of Spanish signo de exclamación or English exclamation mark.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tanˌdaŋ padamˈdam/ [t̪ɐn̪ˌd̪am pɐ.d̪ɐmˈd̪am]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: tan‧dang pa‧dam‧dam

Noun

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tandáng padamdám (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜇᜅ᜔ ᜉᜇᜋ᜔ᜇᜋ᜔)

  1. (typography) exclamation point; exclamation mark
    Synonyms: padamdam, tandang pandamdam