digmaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rigmaan — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From digma +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diɡˈmaʔan/ [dɪɡˈmaː.ʔɐn]
• Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: dig‧ma‧an

Noun

digmaan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜋᜀᜈ᜔)

1. war; battle

   Synonym: giyera

Derived terms

• digmaang pandaigdig
• digmaang sibil
• digmaang-bayan
• Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig
• Isang Daang Taong Digmaan
• Pitong Taong Digmaan
• Unang Digmaang Pandaigdig

 

See also

• labanan

 

Further reading

• “digmaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018