alangan
Bikol Central
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧ngan
- IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋan/
Adjective
alangán (intensified alangon)
- awkward; out of place
- hesitant
- Synonym: pakipot
Derived terms
- mag-alangan
Tagalog
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Austronesian *alaŋ (“doubt, hesitation”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧ngan
- IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋan/, [ʔɐ.lɐˈŋan]
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
alangan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)
- (Quezon) pubescent coconut in between the young and mature stages
Adjective
alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)
- hesitant; uncertain; reluctant
- improper; unworthy; unbecoming
- insufficient; lacking
- perplexed
Derived terms
- alanganin
- mag-alangan
- mapasaalanganin
- pag-aalangan
- pag-alanganan
Related terms
- alinlangan
- alang-ang
Adverb
alangán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈ᜔)
- (colloquial) indicates a rhetorical statement: surely it doesn't mean that...
- Alangan na ako pa gagawa ng mga asaynment mo.
- Obviously, I wouldn't be doing your homework for you.
Interjection
alangán
- (colloquial, chiefly sarcastic) of course! obviously!
- Synonyms: malamang, natural