kalagitnaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gitna +‎ kala- -an. Can also be analyzed as kalagitna +‎ -an. Possibly from kagitnaan + -*al-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaɡitˈnaʔan/ [kɐ.lɐ.ɣɪt̪ˈn̪aː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧git‧na‧an

Noun

kalagitnaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. middle; midst
    Synonym: kaibuturan
    kalagitnaan ng daan ― middle of the road
    kalagitnaan ng giyera ― midst of war
  • gumitna
  • pagitnaan

Further reading

  • “kalagitnaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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