kamanahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From mana +‎ ka- -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kamaˈnahan/ [kɐ.mɐˈn̪aː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: ka‧ma‧na‧han

Noun

kamanahan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜈᜑᜈ᜔)

1. (biology, neologism) heredity

References

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL