kalagitnaan
Tagalog
Etymology
From kala- + gitna + -an. Possibly from kagitnaan + -*al-.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧la‧git‧na‧an
- IPA(key): /kalaɡitˈnaʔan/, [kɐ.lɐ.ɣɪtˈna.ʔɐn]
Noun
kalagitnáan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜀᜈ᜔)
- middle; midst
- kalagitnaan ng daan
- middle of the road
- kalagitnaan ng giyera
- midst of war
- Synonym: kaibuturan
Related terms
- gumitna
- pagitnaan
Further reading
- “kalagitnaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
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