panginainan

Tagalog

Etymology

From panginain +‎ -an, literally “grazing place”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paŋinaʔiˈnan/ [pɐ.ŋɪ.n̪ɐ.ʔɪˈn̪an̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pa‧ngi‧na‧i‧nan

Noun

panginainán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜒᜈᜁᜈᜈ᜔)

1. grazeland; pasture; meadow

   Synonyms: kaparangan, parang, damuhan, (obsolete) sabsaban

   Pinuntahan niya ang panginainan ng mga alagang baka.

   He went to the grazing area of the domesticated cattle.

Further reading

• “panginainan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024