kanoo-noohan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canoonoohan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• kanoonoohan

Etymology

From reduplication of noo +‎ ka- -han, can be loosely translated as the “very part of the forehead”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kanoˌʔo noˈʔohan/ [kɐ.n̪oˌʔo n̪oˈʔoː.hɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -ohan
• Syllabification: ka‧no‧o-no‧o‧han

Noun

kanoó-noohan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜓᜂᜈᜓᜂᜑᜈ᜔)

1. middle part of the forehead