tadhana

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Sanskrit, possibly from either:

Compare Ilocano sagana, Kapampangan tagana, Cebuano tagana, Hiligaynon tigana, Waray-Waray tagana, and Tausug tagama.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /tadˈhanaʔ/ [t̪ɐd̪ˈhaː.n̪ɐʔ]
    • IPA(key): /tadhaˈnaʔ/ [t̪ɐd̪.hɐˈn̪aʔ] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: tad‧ha‧na

Noun

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tadhanà (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ᜔ᜑᜈ)

  1. fate; destiny
    Synonyms: kapalaran, suwerte, destino, kalma
  2. provision; stipulation; term (of an agreement, contract, ordinance, law, etc.)
    Synonyms: takda, probisyon, kondisyon
  3. determined and fixed time (for payment of debts, completion of an obligation, etc.)
    Synonyms: taning, takda
  4. nature
    Synonym: kalikasan
  5. (obsolete) assignment; destining
    Synonyms: talaga, takda, laan, destino
  6. (obsolete) warning; sign; advise
    Synonyms: bala, babala
  7. (obsolete) secret about a negotiation or affair
  8. (obsolete) act of preparing something in secret for a purpose
  9. (obsolete) arrangement of two people in accordance to their wishes

Derived terms

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See also

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