bengngat

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *bəŋat (“to state”) (cf. Cebuano bungat, Hiligaynon bungat).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: beng‧ngát
• (northern Ilocano) IPA^(key): /bɛŋˈŋat/
• (southern Ilocano) IPA^(key): /bɯŋˈŋat/

Noun

bengngát

1. (linguistics, sociolinguistics) accent
2. stock phrase

Derived terms

• agbengngat