dalatan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay daratan, from darat +‎ -an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daʀat (littoral sea). Compare Ilocano darat (sand). By surface analysis, dalat +‎ -an. Doublet of dagat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dalatan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. cultivated highland (especially for rice)
    Antonym: tubigan
  2. land (as opposed to sea or ocean)
    Synonym: katihan

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • dalatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018