kangalanan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• cang̃alanan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From ngalan +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaŋalaˈnan/ [kɐ.ŋɐ.lɐˈnan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧nga‧la‧nan

Noun

kangalanán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜅᜎᜈᜈ᜔) (obsolete)

1. meaning of a word; significance

   Iba din ang kangalanan nitong wika.

   This word has a different meaning as well.

   May kangalanan din.

   This has a meaning as well.

References

• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 553: “Significaçion) Cang̃alanan (pc) de alguna palabra, abs) de ng̃alan”