kamakailan

Tagalog

Etymology

From kamaka- +‎ ilan. Can also be analyzed as ka- +‎ makailan, from maka- +‎ ilan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kamakaʔiˈlan/ [kɐ.mɐ.xɐ.ʔɪˈlan̪]
    • Rhymes: -an
    • Syllabification: ka‧ma‧ka‧i‧lan
  • IPA^(key): /kamakajˈlan/ [kɐ.mɐ.xaɪ̯ˈlan̪] (relaxed)
    • Syllabification: ka‧ma‧kai‧lan

Adverb

kamakailán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜃᜁᜎᜈ᜔)

1. some days ago
2. recently
3. just a moment ago; just a while ago

Related terms

• kailan

 

See also

• kahapon
• kagabi
• kamakalawa
• kamakatlo
• kamakapat
• kamakalima

 

Further reading

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