tawagan

Tagalog

Etymology

From tawag +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /taˈwaɡan/ [t̪ɐˈwaː.ɣɐn̪] (to phone, verb)
      • Rhymes: -aɡan
    • IPA(key): /tawaˈɡan/ [t̪ɐ.wɐˈɣan̪] (name used among friends; act of using such a name; act of phoning; place of phoning, noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ˌtaˈwaɡan/ [ˌt̪aːˈwaː.ɣɐn̪] (simultaneous calls, noun)
      • Rhymes: -aɡan
  • Syllabification: ta‧wa‧gan

Verb

tawagan (complete tinawagan, progressive tinatawagan, contemplative tatawagan, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

  1. to call (by telephone, mobile phone, etc.)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tawagan
affix -an
root word tawag
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete tinawagan
progressive tinatawagan
inatawagan1
contemplative tatawagan
atawagan1
imperative tawagi1

1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

tawagán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

  1. name used in calling each other (among friends, etc.)
  2. act of calling each other by certain names
    Synonyms: empleado, kawani
  3. act of calling each other by telephone, etc.
    Synonym: pagtatawagan
  4. place where one often calls by telephone, etc.
    Synonym: teleponohan

Noun

táwágan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜏᜄᜈ᜔)

  1. simultaneous calls; calling at the same time (of a group of people)
    Synonym: pagtatawagan

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