alangan
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-an, from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alangán (intensified alanganon)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án (“to hesitate; to doubt”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋan/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈŋan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: a‧la‧ngan
Adjective edit
alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)
Derived terms edit
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Adverb edit
alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (colloquial)
- indicates a rhetorical statement: surely it doesn't mean that...
- Alangan na ako pa gagawa ng mga asaynment mo.
- Obviously, I wouldn't be doing your homework for you.
Interjection edit
alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (colloquial, chiefly sarcastic)
Noun edit
alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)
Further reading edit
- “alangan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “alangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*alaŋ-án”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary