tarangkahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• trangkahan

Etymology

From tarangka +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /taɾaŋˈkahan/ [t̪ɐ.ɾɐŋˈkaː.hɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ahan
  • IPA^(key): /taɾaŋkaˈhan/ [t̪ɐ.ɾɐŋ.kɐˈhan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ta‧rang‧ka‧han

Noun

tarangkahan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜈ᜔)

1. gate (with a latch)

   Synonym: pultahan

2. notch or hole for a latch

Verb

tarangkahán (complete tinarangkahan, progressive tinatarangkahan, contemplative tatarangkahan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜈ᜔)

1. to fasten with a latch or bar (of a door, gate, or window)

   Synonyms: taruguhan, baralan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tarangkahan

affix		-an
root word		tarangka
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		tarangkahan
complete		tinarangkahan
progressive		tinatarangkahan inatarangkahan1
contemplative		tatarangkahan atarangkahan1
imperative		tarangkahi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

References

• “tarangkahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 963