dahikan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dahican — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From dahik +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /daˈhikan/ [d̪ɐˈhiː.xɐn̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -ikan
  • IPA^(key): /dahiˈkan/ [d̪ɐ.hɪˈxan̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: da‧hi‧kan

Noun

dahikan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. place for the repair of boats and ships on the shoreland; shipyard

   Synonyms: dalahikan, duongan, punduhan, baradero

See also

• bunsuran
• dalahikan

Verb

dahikán (complete dinahikan, progressive dinarahikan, contemplative darahikan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜃᜈ᜔)

1. to be the grounding place of something from the water

Further reading

• “dahikan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
• Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 103: “Baradero) Dahican (pp) lugar do baran los navios ſale de dahic.”
  • page 593: “Varadero) Dahican (pp) de nauios, ſale de dahic”