kagalang-galangan

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From galang +‎ ka- -an with reduplication.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaˌɡalaŋ ɡaˈlaŋan/ [kɐˌɣa.lɐŋ ɡɐˈla.ŋɐn]
    • IPA(key): /kaɡaˌlaŋ ɡaˈlaŋan/ [kɐ.ɣɐˌlaŋ ɡɐˈla.ŋɐn] (common)
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ga‧lang-ga‧la‧ngan

Adjective[edit]

kagalang-galangan or kagaláng-galangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. most honorable; most respectable

See also[edit]

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