kaniguan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canigoan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From nigo +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˈɡuʔan/ [kɐ.n̪ɪˈɣuː.ʔɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -uʔan
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧gu‧an

Noun

kaniguan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜄᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

1. prosperity; fortuitousness

   Synonym: nigo

2. (figurative, obsolete) a place where many go

   Synonym: (obsolete) kabuyukan

   Ang kaniguan mong dati ay ang pinag-iinumang bahay.

   The place where you usually go before was the house where you drink.

Further reading

• “kaniguan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier