kalawakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From lawak +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaˈwakan/ [kɐ.lɐˈwa.xɐn]
• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧wa‧kan

Noun

kalawakan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜏᜃᜈ᜔)

1. vastness
2. outer space
3. the universe
4. atmosphere

Further reading

• “kalawakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018