palitaan

Tausug

Etymology

See Malay pelita (“lamp”), which ultimately came from Classical Persian پلیته (palīta, “candle wick”). Compare Tagalog paritaan (“lamp”), Maranao palita'an (“lantern; lamp”), and Maguindanao palitan (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /palitaʔan/ [pa.lɪ.t̪aˈʔɑn̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pa‧li‧ta‧an

Noun

palitaan (Sulat Sūg spelling فَلِتَأَنْ)

1. lamp; light

Derived terms

• magpalitaan

See also

• ilaw
• sū'