kakapitan

Tagalog

Etymology

From kapit +‎ -an with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kakaˈpitan/ [kɐ.xɐˈpiː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /ˌkakaˈpitan/ [ˌkaː.xɐˈpiː.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -itan
  • Syllabification: ka‧ka‧pi‧tan

Verb

kakapitan or kákapítan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃᜉᜒᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of kapitan

Derived terms