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punctuation in Tagalog

palabantasan

/ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/

punctuation in Tagalog: palabantasan, pagbabantas. In English, punctuation means a set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

Tagalog words for punctuation

set of symbols
palabantasan
act
pagbabantas

English meaning of punctuation

  1. noun A set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
  2. noun Nikud.
  3. noun An act of punctuating.

Full definition of punctuation

punctuation in a sentence

  • Different languages have different rules for punctuation.

punctuation in other languages

Questions about punctuation in Tagalog

What is the meaning of punctuation in Tagalog?
Punctuation in Tagalog is palabantasan, pagbabantas.
Ano ang punctuation sa Tagalog?
Punctuation: palabantasan, pagbabantas.
What does punctuation mean in English?
Punctuation means a set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: punctuation (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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