taga-Silangan

Tagalog

Etymology

From taga- (“native of”) +‎ Silangan (“Orient, East”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taɡasiˈlaŋan/ [t̪ɐ.ɣɐ.sɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ta‧ga-Si‧la‧ngan

Noun

taga-Silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. person from the East; person from the Orient