maykaraang siyam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• maycaraan siyam, meycaraan siyam — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• maikaraang siyam

Etymology

From maykaraan (“comprising a hundred; range between 90 and 99”) +‎ -g +‎ siyam (“nine”). Compare Kapampangan mekarinalang siam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /majkaˌɾaʔaŋ siˈam/ [maɪ̯.xɐˌɾaː.ʔɐn ˈʃam]
  • IPA^(key): /majkaɾaˌʔaŋ siˈam/ [maɪ̯.xɐ.ɾɐˌʔan ˈʃam] (modern pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: may‧ka‧ra‧ang si‧yam

Numeral

maykaraang siyám or maykaraáng siyám (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜌ᜔ᜃᜇᜀᜅ᜔ ᜐᜒᜌᜋ᜔) (obsolete)

1. ninety-nine

   Synonyms: siyamnapu't siyam, nobenta y nuwebe