pakupya

Tagalog

Etymology

From pa- +‎ kupya (“hat”). Symbol use as diacritic is because of the similarity acute accent and a grave accent on the same vowel looks like a circumflex.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pakupˈjaʔ/, [pɐ.xʊpˈjaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧kup‧ya

Noun

pakupyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜌ)

  1. (orthography) circumflex, used to indicate stress in the final syllable plus a glottal stop at the end in Tagalog words

Further reading
  • “pakupya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “pakupya”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024
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