alinsangan

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalinˈsaŋan/ [ʔɐ.lɪn̪ˈsaː.ŋɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: a‧lin‧sa‧ngan

Noun

alinsangan (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. humidity; sultriness; extreme heat
    • 2023, Jay Jomar Quintos, “Init, Alinsangan, Calor: Arasahas: Rebyu ng Arasahas, mga tula (2023) ni Jaya Jacobo”, in Maikling Review‎[1], volume 3, number 1, page 127:
      Nakaukit sa lungsod ang kolonisasyon sa kultura at katawan at ang alinsangang hatid ng lumiligid na katubigang Atlantiko na kinasangkapan ng imperyo.
      Colonization is etched into the city, into its culture and body, and the humidity brought upon the surrounding Atlantic waters that the empire exploited.

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