alangan

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Bikol Central[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-an, from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧ngan
  • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋan/, [ʔa.l̪aˈŋan̪]

Adjective[edit]

alangán (intensified alanganon)

  1. awkward; out of place
  2. hesitant, faltering, unsure of one's self
    Synonym: pakipot

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án (“to hesitate; to doubt”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. hesitant; uncertain; reluctant
  2. improper; unworthy; unbecoming
  3. insufficient; lacking
  4. perplexed

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Adverb[edit]

alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. indicates a rhetorical statement: surely it doesn't mean that...
    Alangan na ako pa gagawa ng mga asaynment mo.
    Obviously, I wouldn't be doing your homework for you.

Interjection[edit]

alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (colloquial, chiefly sarcastic)

  1. of course! obviously!
    Synonyms: malamang, natural, paano

Noun[edit]

alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)

  1. coconut between its young and mature stages
    Synonym: alanganin

Further reading[edit]

  • “alangan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “alangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*alaŋ-án”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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