pananagutan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• panagutan

Etymology

From sagot +‎ pan- -an, with reduplication of first syllable of root word.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pananaˈɡutan/ [pɐ.nɐ.nɐˈɣu.tɐn]
• Rhymes: -utan
• Syllabification: pa‧na‧na‧gu‧tan

Noun

pananagutan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜈᜈᜄᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. responsibility; liability

   Synonyms: responsabilidad, alalahanin, sagutin

   • (Can we date this quote?), Eduardo Hontiveros (lyrics and music), “Pananagutan”:

     Tayong lahat ay may pananagutan sa isa't isa // Tayong lahat ay tinipon ng Diyos na kapiling N'ya.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• may pananagutan sa buhay

 

Related terms

• panagutin
• sagutin

References

1. Felicidad T.E. Sagalongos (1968) Diksiyunaryong Pilipino-Ingles (in Tagalog), Mandaluyong: National Bookstore, →ISBN.

Further reading

• “pananagutan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “pananagutan”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024