pamahalaan
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- Pam. – abbreviation, in local government unit names
Etymology
From pam- + bahala + -an, with total nasal assimilation. The noun is coined by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpamahalaˈʔan/, [ˌpa.mɐ.hɐ.lɐˈʔan] (noun)
- IPA(key): /ˌpamahaˈlaʔan/, [ˌpa.mɐ.hɐˈla.ʔɐn] (verb)
- Hyphenation: pa‧ma‧ha‧la‧an
Noun
pámahalaán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔)
- government
- Synonym: gobyerno
Verb
pámahaláan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔, complete pinamahalaan, progressive pinapamahalaan, contemplative papamahalaan)
- to watch over
- to administer; to direct; to govern
Derived terms
- bahay-pamahalaan
- pamahalaang-bayan
- pamahalaang-lungsod
- pamahalaang-pambansa
Related terms
- mamahala
- pamamahala
Further reading
- “pamahalaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018