dahan-dahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rahan-rahan — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

Reduplication of dahan. See also Japanese 段々(だんだん) (dandan) and Malay perlahan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌdahan ˈdahan/ [ˌd̪aː.hɐn̪ ˈd̪aː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: da‧han-da‧han

Adjective

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

1. slow

   Synonyms: marahan, mabagal

2. soft; low

   Synonym: mahina

3. careful; cautious

   Synonym: maingat

Adverb

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

1. slowly
2. gently; little by little

   Synonym: unti-unti

3. carefully; cautiously

See also

• banayad
• hinay-hinay

 

Further reading

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