pakinabang

From paki- +‎ hinabang.

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

pakinábang (Basahan spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

1. purpose; usefulness

   Synonym: tuyo

• pacquinabang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• paquinabang — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

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

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

pakinabang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜈᜊᜅ᜔)

1. benefit; worth

   Synonyms: benepisyo, probetso, ganansiya, pakana

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