alangaang

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧la‧nga‧ang

Adjective

alangaang

  1. muggy

Hanunoo

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋaʔaŋ/ [ʔa.lɐˈŋa.ʔɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔaŋ
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧nga‧ang

Noun

alangaang (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜥᜠᜥ᜴)

  1. a monotone, velarized, nasalized cry used by adults in order to scare passer-bys, especially children

Further reading

  • Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋaʔaŋ/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈŋaː.ʔɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔaŋ
  • Syllabification: a‧la‧nga‧ang

Noun

alangaang (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜀᜅ᜔)

  1. outer void; space; skies
    Synonyms: papawirin, kalawakan
  2. stratosphere
    Synonym: estratospera
  3. tide; ebb and fall (of tide)

Derived terms

  • lakbay-alangaang
  • pang-alangaang

See also

References

  • “alangaang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • “alangaang”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025
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