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dagat-dagatan

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From reduplication of dagat +‎ -an, literally, little sea.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˌɡat daˈɡatan/ [d̪ɐˌɣat̪ d̪ɐˈɣaː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -atan
  • Syllabification: da‧gat-da‧ga‧tan

Noun

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dagát-dagatan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. lake; lakelet
    Synonyms: lawa, lanaw, danaw, laguna, pulilan, dagatan

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