along-radyo

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun

Tagalog alon

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog -ng-

Tagalog -g-

Tagalog radyo

English radio wavecalq.

Tagalog along-radyo

From alon + -g- + radyo. Calque of English radio wave.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌʔaloŋ ˈɾadjo/ [ˌʔaː.loŋ ˈɾaː.d͡ʒo]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˌʔaloŋ ˈɾadjo/ [ˌʔaː.loŋ ˈɾad̪.jo]
• Rhymes: -adjo
• Syllabification: a‧long-rad‧yo

Noun

along-radyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ) (physics)

1. radio wave

Further reading

• “along-radyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “along-radyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018