Usage Note
Diyakritiko is borrowed from Spanish diacrítico, via Greek, and refers to accent marks and other symbols placed on letters to indicate stress or glottal stops in Tagalog. The Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino promotes correct diacritical use to preserve the disambiguating function of stress in written Tagalog.
Examples
" May diyakritiko ang salitang iyan. "
Natural Translation
That word has a diacritic.
Literal Translation
Has diacritic the word that.
" Mahalaga ang diyakritiko upang makilala ang tamang bigkas ng salita. "
Natural Translation
Diacritics are important for recognizing the correct pronunciation of a word.
Literal Translation
Important the diacritics in-order-to recognize the correct pronunciation of-the word.
" Kung wala ang tamang diyakritiko, madaling mapagkamalan ang isang salita sa iba na magkapareho ang baybay ngunit magkaiba ang kahulugan. "
Natural Translation
Without the proper diacritics, a word can easily be mistaken for another that is spelled the same but means something different.
Literal Translation
If none the correct diacritic, easily mistaken the one word for another that same the spelling but different the meaning.
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