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Etymology

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From aral +‎ pa- -an. Said to be coined by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915, but has been used prior to 1915.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpaʔaɾaˈlan/ [ˌpaː.ʔɐ.ɾɐˈlan̪]
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  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pa‧a‧ra‧lan

Noun

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páaralán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. school
    Synonyms: eskuwela, eskuwelahan
    Papasok na ako sa paaralan, Nay.
    I'm going to school now, Mom.
    • 1902, Philippines. Exposition Board, Ley no. 514 creando la junta de la exposición Carta circular del gobernador Taft, etc:
      Mg̃a sadyáng palakad sa pagtuturò.—Mg̃a libróng gamit.—Kasangkapan at mg̃a gamit sa páaralan.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. place of studying

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • paaralan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018