dahan-dahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

rahan-rahan – Teresa-Morong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌdahan ˈdahan/, [ˌda.hɐn ˈda.hɐn]
(Teresa-Morong) IPA^(key): /ˌɾahan ˈɾahan/, [ˌɾa.hɐn ˈɾa.hɐn]
Hyphenation: da‧han-da‧han
Rhymes: -ahan

Adjective

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

slow
Synonyms: marahan, mabagal
soft; low
Synonym: mahina
careful; cautious
Synonym: maingat

Adverb

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

See also

banayad

Further reading

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

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