kanlungan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canlongan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From kanlong (“shadow of a tree”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kanˈluŋan/ [kɐn̪ˈluː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -uŋan
• Syllabification: kan‧lu‧ngan

Noun

kanlungan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜎᜓᜅᜈ᜔)

1. shelter
2. refuge

See also

• lukop

Further reading

• “kanlungan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018