Kapitan

See also: kapitan and Kapitán

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See kapitan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kapiˈtan/ [kɐ.pɪˈt̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Ka‧pi‧tan

Noun

Kapitán (feminine Kapitana, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. (military) honorific used before the name of a captain or local head of a community: Captain
    Kapitan TiagoCaptain Santiago