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alangan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-an, from Proto-Philippine *alaŋ (doubt, hesitation).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋan/ [ʔa.l̪aˈŋan̪]
  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧ngan

Adjective

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alangán (intensified alanganon, Basahan spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. awkward; out of place
  2. hesitant, faltering, unsure of one's self
    Synonym: pakipot

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *alaŋ-án (to hesitate; to doubt).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. hesitant; uncertain; reluctant
  2. improper; unworthy; unbecoming
  3. insufficient; lacking
  4. perplexed

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Adverb

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alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. indicates a rhetorical statement: surely it doesn't mean that...
    Alangan na ako pa gagawa ng mga asaynment mo.
    Obviously, I wouldn't be doing your homework for you.

Interjection

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alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (colloquial, chiefly sarcastic)

  1. of course! obviously!
    Synonyms: malamang, natural, paano

Noun

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alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔) (dialectal, Quezon)

  1. coconut between its young and mature stages
    Synonym: alanganin

Further reading

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  • alangan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • alangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*alaŋ-án”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI