pakinabang

See also: Pakinabang

Bikol Central

Etymology

From paki- +‎ hinabang.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pakiˈnabaŋ/, [pa.kiˈn̪a.baŋ]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ki‧na‧bang

Noun

pakinábang (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. purpose; usefulness
    Synonym: tuyo

Derived terms
  • magpakinabang
  • mapakinabangan
  • pakinabangan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From either paki- +‎ *nabang or pa- +‎ *kinabang. Compare Kapampangan nabang, Cebuano tabang, Bikol Central tabang, Cebuano hinabang.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pakiˈnabaŋ/ [pɐ.xɪˈna.bɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -abaŋ
  • Syllabification: pa‧ki‧na‧bang

Noun

pakinabang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

  1. benefit; worth
    Synonyms: benepisyo, probetso, ganansiya, pakana

Derived terms
  • kapaki-pakinabang
  • kapakinabangan
  • mapakikinabangan
  • mapakinabang
  • pakinabangan
  • pakinabangin
  • tagapakinabang
  • walang-kapakinabangan
  • makinabang

See also

Further reading
  • “pakinabang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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