kalagitnaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• calaguitnaan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From gitna +‎ kala- -an. Can also be analyzed as kalagitna +‎ -an. Possibly from kagitnaan + -*al-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaɡitˈnaʔan/ [kɐ.lɐ.ɣɪt̪ˈn̪aː.ʔɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧git‧na‧an

Noun

kalagitnaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜀᜈ᜔)

1. middle; midst

   Synonym: kaibuturan

   kalagitnaan ng daan ― middle of the road

   kalagitnaan ng giyera ― midst of war

Related terms

• gumitna
• pagitnaan

 

Further reading

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