agdan

See also: ağdan

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan.

Noun

agdan

1. ladder
2. stairs; stairway; staircase

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˈdan/ [ʔɐɡˈdɐn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ag‧dan

Noun

agdán (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜤ᜴ᜧᜨ᜴)

1. a single inclined thing of entering a pile dwelling, usually made out of bamboo or a log
2. (by extension) stairs; ladder

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, pages 20-21

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan (cf. Tagalog hagdan).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ag‧dan
• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡˈdan/, [ʔɐɡˈdan]

Noun

agdán

1. ladder
2. stairs; stairway; staircase

Derived terms

• agdanan
• umagdan

 

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *haʀdan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haʀəzan. Compare Tagalog hagdan.

Noun

agdan

1. ladder
2. stairs; stairway; staircase