dagatan

Cebuano

Etymology

dagat +‎ -an

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧ga‧tan

Noun

dagatan

  1. the taclobo or giant clam (Tridacna gigas)

Tagalog

Etymology

From dagat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈɡatan/ [d̪ɐˈɣaː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -atan
  • Syllabification: da‧ga‧tan

Noun

dagatan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. open sea
    Synonym: laot
  2. lake
    Synonym: lawa

Further reading

  • dagatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018