kakanan

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Etymology

From kakan +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈkanan/ [kaˈka.n̪an̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧nan

Noun

kakánan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔) (Naga)

1. dining room

   Synonyms: kaonan, komedor

2. eatery, any eating place

   Synonyms: karinderiya, karihan

3. restaurant

   Synonym: restoran

Karao

Etymology

From kakan +‎ -an.

Noun

kakanan

1. eating place

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From initial reduplication of kanan (“right”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈkanan/ [kɐˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧ka‧nan

Verb

kakanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of kumanan

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of kakainan, from kain (“eating”) +‎ -an with initial reduplication.

Alternative forms

• kakainan

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kakaˈnan/ [kɐ.xɐˈn̪an̪], /kaˈkanan/ [kɐˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an, -anan
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈkanan/ [kɐˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -anan
• Syllabification: ka‧ka‧nan

Noun

kakanán or kakanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. place where one will eat (such as the dining room, restaurant, etc.)

   Synonyms: kainan, komedor

2. object where one will eat (such as a plate, table, feeding trough, etc.)

   Synonym: kainan

See also

• hapag-kainan
• sabsaban
• silid-kainan

 

Verb

kakanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of kanan

Further reading

• “kakanan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kakanan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 425.
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[2] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 171: “Comedero) Cacanan (pp) de cavallo puerco o de otro qualquier animal”
  • page 480: “Peſebre) Cacanan (pp) de caballo vde otra beſtia”
  • page 485: “Plato) Cacanan (pp) media no enque de ordinario comen”