damahan

Cebuano

Etymology

dama +‎ -han

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧ma‧han

Noun

damahan

1. a checkerboard

Tagalog

Etymology

From dama +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /damaˈhan/ [d̪ɐ.mɐˈhan̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /daˈmahan/ [d̪ɐˈmaː.hɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: da‧ma‧han

Noun

damahán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

1. checkerboard
2. checkers game; checkers tournament

Verb

damahan (complete dinamahan, progressive dinadamahan, contemplative dadamahan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

1. (checkers) to gain an advantage over one's opponent by being able to have a king piece

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for damahan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	dama		directional
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
damahan	dinamahan	dinadamahan inadamahan1	dadamahan adamahan1	damahi1
1 Dialectal use only.