tawagan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tawag +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧wa‧gan
• IPA^(key): /taˈwaɡan/, [tɐˈwa.ɣɐn] (verb)
• IPA^(key): /tawaˈɡan/, [tɐ.wɐˈɣan] (noun: calling by names; place for calling)
• IPA^(key): /ˌtaˈwaɡan/, [ˌtaˈwa.ɣɐn] (noun:simultaneous calling)

Verb

tawagan (complete tinawagan, progressive tinatawagan, contemplative tatawagan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

1. to call (by telephone, mobile phone, etc.)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tawagan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	tawag		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
tawagan	tinawagan	tinatawagan inatawagan1	tatawagan atawagan1	tawagi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

tawagán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

1. name used in calling each other (among friends, etc.)
2. act of calling each other by certain names

   Synonyms: empleado, kawani

3. act of calling each other by telephone, etc.

   Synonym: pagtatawagan

4. place where one often calls by telephone, etc.

   Synonym: teleponohan

Noun

táwágan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

1. simultaneous calls; calling at the same time (of a group of people)

   Synonym: pagtatawagan