lamang

Masbate Sorsogon

Adverb

lamang

1. just; only; merely

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *lámaŋ (“only, just, but”). Compare Hanunoo lamang, Agutaynen lamang, and Cebuano lamang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlamaŋ/ [ˈla.mɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -amaŋ
• Syllabification: la‧mang

Adverb

lamang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

1. (sometimes formal) only; just

   Synonym: lang

2. exclusively; particularly

   Synonyms: talaga, sadya

Alternative forms

• laang — dialectal, Bataan, Bulacan, Rizal, Southern Tagalog
• lang — contraction

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano lam-ang (“overstep; exceed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈmaŋ/ [lɐˈmaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: la‧mang

Noun

lamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

1. advantage one has over another

   Synonyms: higit, kahigtan, bentaha, kabentahan, kalamangan

2. taking of advantage over another

   Synonym: paglamang

3. point advantage over one's opponent

   Synonyms: abante, kalamangan

Derived terms

• ikalamang
• ipalamang
• kalamangan
• lumamang
• magpalamang
• makalamang
• makalamang
• malamang
• malamangan
• malamangan
• mapagpalamang
• pagkalamang
• palamang
• palamangin
• panlalamang

 

Adjective

lamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

1. at an advantage over another

   Synonyms: nakalalamang, nakahihigit

2. ahead in one's points over one's opponent

   Synonyms: abante, nakaaabante, nakalalamang

Further reading

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