alangan

Central Bikol

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

alangán (intensified alanganon, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

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

   Synonym: pakipot

Derived terms

• daing alangan
• mag-alangan

Further reading

• The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary | PPh *alaŋ

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án. By surface analysis, *alang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈlaŋan/ [ʔaˈlɐ.ŋɐn]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ngan

Noun

alangan (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜥᜨ᜴)

1. doubt; uncertainty

Derived terms

• pangalangan

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*alaŋ-án”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Philippine *alaŋ

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án

Tagalog alangan

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈŋan/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈŋan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: a‧la‧ngan

Adjective

alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

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

Derived terms

• alanganin
• mag-alangan
• mapasaalanganin
• pag-aalangan
• pag-alanganan

Related terms

• alang-alang
• alang-ang
• alinlangan

Adverb

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

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

1. of course! obviously!

   Synonyms: malamang, natural, paano

Noun

alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)

1. coconut between its young and mature stages

   Synonym: alanganin

Further reading

• “alangan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*alaŋ-án”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI