kakanan

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Etymology

From kakan +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈkanan/ [kaˈka.n̪an̪]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧nan

Noun

kakánan (Basahan spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔) (Naga)

  1. dining room
    Synonyms: kaonan, komedor
  2. eatery, any eating place
    Synonyms: karinderiya, karihan
  3. restaurant
    Synonym: restoran

Karao

Etymology

From kakan +‎ -an.

Noun

kakanan

  1. eating place

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From initial reduplication of kanan (right).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈkanan/ [kɐˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -anan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ka‧nan

Verb

kakanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of kumanan

Etymology 2

Syncopic form of kakainan, from kain (eating) +‎ -an with initial reduplication.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kakaˈnan/ [kɐ.xɐˈn̪an̪], /kaˈkanan/ [kɐˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an, -anan
    • IPA(key): /kaˈkanan/ [kɐˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -anan
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /ˌkaˈkanan/ [ˌkaːˈxaː.n̪ɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -anan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ka‧nan

Noun

kakanán or kakanan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. place where one will eat (such as the dining room, restaurant, etc.)
    Synonyms: kainan, komedor
  2. object where one will eat (such as a plate, table, feeding trough, etc.)
    Synonym: kainan
See also

Verb

kakanan or kákánan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of kanan

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