daga-dagaan

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Reduplication of daga +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˌɡaʔ daˈɡaʔan/ [d̪ɐˌɣaʔ d̪ɐˈɣaː.ʔɐn̪]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /daˌɡa(ʔ) daˈɡaʔan/ [d̪ɐˌɣaː d̪ɐˈɣaː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: da‧ga-da‧ga‧an

Noun

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dagâ-dagaan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜇᜄᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) biceps
    Napansin ng dalaga ang mga matitipunong bisig ng lalaki at ang mga malalaki niyang daga-dagaan.
    The young girl noticed the man's robust arms and his large biceps.

Further reading

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