Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proto-philippine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-philip-pine
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A proposed common ancestor to the group of Philippine languages.

Etymology

From proto- + Philippine.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does proto-philippine mean?
A proposed common ancestor to the group of Philippine languages.
Where does proto-philippine come from?
From proto- + Philippine.

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