bilangguan

Maguindanao

Etymology

From bilanggo +‎ -an.

Noun

bilangguan (Jawi spelling بيلاڠگوان)

1. prison; jail

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• bilangoan, bilanguan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From bilanggo +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bilaŋˈɡuʔan/ [bɪ.lɐŋˈɡuː.ʔɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -uʔan
• Syllabification: bi‧lang‧gu‧an

Noun

bilangguan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

1. prison; jail

   Synonyms: kulungan, piitan, bahay-na-bato

Further reading

• “bilangguan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018