dalampasigan

Tagalog

Etymology

From dalampasig +‎ an or *dalan (“fossilized form of daan”) +‎ pasigan, according to Potet (2016). An alternate etymology posits it to be from dalawa +‎ -m- +‎ pasigan, according to Panganiban (1972).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: da‧lam‧pa‧si‧gan
  • IPA(key): /dalampaˈsiɡan/, [dɐ.lɐm.pɐˈsi.ɣɐn]

Noun

dalampasigan

  1. seacoast; seashore
    Synonyms: baybay-dagat, baybayin
  2. beach
    Synonym: aplaya
  3. opposite sandy riverbanks

Further reading
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 135
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1972) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 340
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