ngalan

Capiznon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ŋájan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋajan.

Noun

ngalan

1. name

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ngan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ŋájan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋajan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋalan/ [ˈŋa.l̪ɐn̪]
• Hyphenation: nga‧lan

Noun

ngálan (Badlit spelling ᜅᜎᜈ᜔)

1. name
2. first name; given name

Derived terms

• pangalan

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Cebuano ngalan, from Proto-Philippine *ŋájan, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋajan.

Noun

ngálan

1. name

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ŋájan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian *ŋajan. Compare Bikol Central ngaran, Cebuano ngalan, Hiligaynon ngalan, Ilocano nágan, Javanese ꦲꦫꦤ꧀ (aran), Maranao ngaran, Ratagnon aran, Sundanese ngalan, Tausug ngān, Tetum naran, Tonsawang ngalan, Tontemboan ngaran, Tonsea ngaran, Waray-Waray ngán, Western Bukidnon Manobo ngazan, Western Cham ngan and Yami ngaran.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈŋalan/ [ˈŋaː.lɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: nga‧lan

Noun

ngalan (Baybayin spelling ᜅᜎᜈ᜔)

1. name

Derived terms

• kangalanan
• pangalan
• pangngalan

Related terms

• alan

Further reading

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