Bikol Central edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈminsan/, [ˈmin̪.san̪]
  • Hyphenation: min‧san

Adverb edit

mínsan (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (Naga) sometimes
    Synonym: nugad

Tagalog edit

Tagalog numbers (edit)
10
1 2  → [a], [b] 10  → 
    Cardinal: isa
    Spanish cardinal: uno
    Ordinal: una, pang-una, ikaisa
    Spanish ordinal: primero, primera
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-1, pang-1
    Adverbial: minsan
    Multiplier: isang ibayo
    Distributive: tig-isa, isahan, isa-isa
    Restrictive: iisa
    Fractional: buo

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan. Compare Ilocano minsan (once), Kapampangan misan (once upon a time), Bikol Central minsan (sometimes), Maranao minsan (although; kinship of one degree), and Tausug minsan (to do in one sitting). Doublet of pinsan and pisan.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈminsan/, [ˈmin.sɐn]

  • IPA(key): /minˈsan/, [mɪnˈsan]
  • Hyphenation: min‧san

Adverb edit

minsan or minsán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. sometimes
  2. (uncommon) once

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