dahilan
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˌdahiˈlan/, [ˌd̪a.hiˈl̪an̪]
- IPA(key): /ˌdaʔiˈlan/, [ˌd̪a.ʔiˈl̪an̪] (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: da‧hi‧lan
Noun edit
dáhilán (Basahan spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔)
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dahiˈlan/, [dɐ.hɪˈlan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: da‧hi‧lan
Noun edit
dahilán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔)
- reason; cause
- motive; purpose
- pretense; excuse; pretext
- Synonyms: pagdadahilan, katwiran, palusot, (gay slang) kiyeme