tanghaliin

Tagalog

Etymology

From tanghali + -in.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tang‧ha‧li‧in
  • IPA(key): /taŋhaˈliʔin/, [tɐŋ.hɐˈli.ʔɪn]

Verb

tanghaliin (complete tinanghali, progressive tinatanghali, contemplative tatanghaliin)

  1. to be or to become late in the morning
    Synonym: matanghalian
  2. (colloquial) to eat as one's food for lunch
    Synonym: tanghalianin
  3. (colloquial, by extension) to be late for something
    Alas dos na! Bilisan mo! Tatanghaliin na tayo sa kasal!
    It's already 2 o'clock! Move faster! We're going to be late for the wedding!
    (literally, “The noon will be coming on us for the wedding.”)

Conjugation

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