dahan-dahan

dahan-dahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rahan-rahan – Teresa-Morong

Etymology

Reduplication of dahan. Compare Japanese 段々(だんだん) (dandan).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: da‧han-da‧han
• IPA^(key): /ˌdahan ˈdahan/, [ˌda.hɐn ˈda.hɐn]
• IPA^(key): /ˌɾahan ˈɾahan/, [ˌɾa.hɐn ˈɾa.hɐn] (Rizal)

Adjective

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

1. slow

   Synonyms: marahan, mabagal

2. soft; low

   Synonym: mahina

3. careful; cautious

   Synonym: maingat

Adverb

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

1. slowly
2. gently; little by little
3. carefully; cautiously

See also

• banayad

 

Further reading

• “dahan-dahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018