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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakupˈjaʔ/ [pɐ.xʊpˈjaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧kup‧ya

Noun

pakupyâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜓᜉ᜔ᜌ) (orthography)

1. circumflex

   Synonym: kaputsa

Usage notes

• 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