maang-maangan

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of maang +‎ -an, literally “pretending to be stupid”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmaʔaŋ maˈʔaŋan/ [ˌmaː.ʔɐŋ mɐˈʔaː.ŋɐn]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ma‧ang-ma‧a‧ngan

Adjective

maang-maangan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜅᜈ᜔)

1. playing dumb

Derived terms

• magmaang-maangan