lagusan

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog lagos

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog lagusan

From lagos + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /laˈɡusan/ [lɐˈɣ̠uː.sɐn̪] (noun; adjective)
    • Rhymes: -usan
  • IPA^(key): /laɡuˈsan/ [lɐ.ɣ̠ʊˈsan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: la‧gu‧san

Noun

lagusan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. underpass; tunnel

   Synonym: tunel

2. direct passageway (to a place)

   Synonym: tapatan

3. portal

   Synonym: portal

4. boarding gate

Adjective

lagusan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. open through and through
2. pierced; penetrated (from one side to the other)

   Synonyms: lagos, tagos, tagusan

Verb

lagusán (complete nilagusan, progressive nilalagusan, contemplative lalagusan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

1. to pass through (as through a tunnel, etc.)

   Synonym: lusutan

2. to pierce through; to penetrate through and through

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for lagusan

affix		-an
root word		lagos
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		lagusan
complete		nilagusan
progressive		nilalagusan inalagusan1
contemplative		lalagusan alagusan1
imperative		lagusi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Further reading

• “lagusan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• sugalan