tanawan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• tan-awan — dialectal, Batangas, Quezon

Etymology

From tanaw +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /taˈnawan/ [tɐˈnaː.wɐn], /ˌtaˈnawan/ [ˌtaːˈnaː.wɐn] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -awan
  • IPA^(key): /tanaˈwan/ [tɐ.nɐˈwan] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ta‧na‧wan

Noun

tanawan or tánáwan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜏᜈ᜔)

1. place for distant observation; observation point
2. simultaneous looking of people towards a certain place at a distance

Verb

tanawán (complete tinanawan, progressive tinatanawan, contemplative tatanawan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈᜏᜈ᜔)

1. to look out and see

   Synonym: dungawan

2. to look at a distance
3. (figurative) to be grateful to; to thank

   Synonyms: pasalamatan, tanawan ng utang na loob

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tanawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	tanaw		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
tanawan	tinanawan	tinatanawan inatanawan1	tatanawan atanawan1	tanawi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Derived terms

• tanawan ng utang na loob