maang-maangan

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Reduplication of maang +‎ -an, literally “pretending to be stupid”.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌmaʔaŋ maˈʔaŋan/ [ˌmaː.ʔɐŋ mɐˈʔaː.ŋɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: ma‧ang-ma‧a‧ngan

Adjective

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maang-maangan (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. playing dumb

Derived terms

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