hapunan

Tagalog

Etymology

From hapon +‎ -an.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /haˈpunan/, [hɐˈpu.nɐn]
• Hyphenation: ha‧pu‧nan

Noun

hapunan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. dinner; supper (evening meal)

Derived terms

• altanghap
• hapunanin
• hapunang-niknik
• Huling Hapunan
• maghapunan
• magpahapunan
• mahapunan
• panghapunan

 

See also

• agahan
• almusal
• segundo almuwerso
• tanghalian

 

Verb

hapunan (complete hinapunan, progressive hinahapunan, contemplative hahapunan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. to perch; to roost on (of a bird)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for hapunan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	hapon		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
hapunan	hinapunan	hinahapunan inahapunan1	hahapunan ahapunan1	hapuni1
1 Dialectal use only.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /hapuˈnan/, [hɐ.pʊˈnan]
• Hyphenation: ha‧pu‧nan

Noun

hapunán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. roosting place; perch (of a bird)

   Synonyms: dapuan, pahapunan

2. perching time; roosting time (of a bird)

References

• “hapunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Paul Schachter, Fe T. Otanes, Tagalog Reference Grammar
• The Governor-general's Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521-1935 →ISBN, page 26:

  tanghalian, or lunch occurs midday, merienda mid-afternoon; the evening repast is hapunan, dinner (the word no longer being used to mean noon meal) or supper.