ganoon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ganun
• ganon
• gano'n
• ganuon
• ganern — gay slang
• gan-on — dialectal, Batangas

Etymology

Either from ga- +‎ noon or from a univerbation of gaya +‎ noon. Compare Tagalog gayon, ganiyon, ganiyan, ganito, ganiri.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡanoˈʔon/ [ɡɐ.noˈʔon], (colloquial) /ɡaˈnon/ [ɡɐˈnon]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ga‧no‧on, ga‧noon

Adverb

ganoón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. like that; in that particular manner (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)

   Synonyms: gayon, gaya noon, katulad noon

Derived terms

• ganuunan
• ganuunin
• gumanoon
• iganoon
• ipaganoon
• maganoon
• magkaganoon
• magpaganoon
• makaganoon
• mangganoon
• meganon
• naganoon
• paganoon
• pagkakaganoon
• palaganoon

 

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.

Adjective

ganoón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜓᜂᜈ᜔)

1. such; aforementioned

   Synonym: gayon