kahalagahan

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Etymology

From halaga +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kahalaˈɡahan/, [ka.ha.l̪aˈɡa.han̪]
• IPA^(key): /kaʔalaˈɡaʔan/, [ka.ʔa.l̪aˈɡa.ʔan̪] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ka‧ha‧la‧ga‧han

Noun

kahalagáhan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜑᜎᜄᜑᜈ᜔)

1. value

   Synonyms: kamugtakan, hawong, kuwenta

2. (by extension) importance

   Synonym: importansiya

Tagalog

Etymology

From halaga +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kahalaɡaˈhan/ [kɐ.hɐ.lɐ.ɣɐˈhan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧ha‧la‧ga‧han

Noun

kahalagahán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜑᜎᜄᜑᜈ᜔)

1. importance; value

   Synonym: importansiya

Related terms

• magpahalaga
• pahalagahan

 

Further reading

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