hagdan

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɡˈdan/ [haɡˈd̪an̪]
• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˈdan/ [ʔaɡˈd̪an̪] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hag‧dan

Noun

hagdán (Basahan spelling ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

1. (dialectal, Daet) Alternative form of hagyan (“step, stair”)

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɡˈdan/ [hɐɡˈd̪an̪]
• Hyphenation: hag‧dan

Noun

hagdán (Badlit spelling ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

1. ladder
2. stairs; stairway; staircase

Derived terms

• hagdan maya
• hagdan og uwak
• hagdan-hagdan
• hagdanan

 

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• hagran — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan. Compare Bikol Central hagyan, Dupaningan Agta agden, Ilocano agdan, Kapampangan eran, Mansaka agdan, Ngaju hejan, Tausug hagdan and Yogad addan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haɡˈdan/ [hɐɡˈd̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: hag‧dan

Noun

hagdán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄ᜔ᜇᜈ᜔)

1. ladder
2. step of a staircase; stair

   Synonym: baitang

3. (by extension) stairway; staircase

   Synonym: hagdanan

   Paikot ang hagdang paakyat sa taas ng bahay.

   The stairs are winding up to the top of the house.

4. (figurative) stepping stone; instrument for success; means for advancement

   Synonyms: batong-tuntungan, kasangkapan

Derived terms

• hagdambato
• hagdan-hagdan
• Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banawe
• hagdanan
• hagdanin
• inang-hagdan
• kabunsurang-hagdan

 

See also

• bunsod

 

References

• “hagdan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*haRezan”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 297: “Eſcalera) Hagdan (pc) de palo caña tablas o piedra”

Anagrams

• hangad

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /haɡdan/ [hɑɡ̚ˈd̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: hag‧dan

Noun

hagdan

1. ladder
2. stairs; stairway; staircase