daga-dagaan

See also: dagadagaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of daga +‎ -an. Compare Kapampangan dagis-dagisan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˌɡaʔ daˈɡaʔan/ [d̪ɐˌɣaʔ d̪ɐˈɣaː.ʔɐn̪]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /daˌɡa(ʔ) daˈɡaʔan/ [d̪ɐˌɣaː d̪ɐˈɣaː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: da‧ga-da‧ga‧an

Noun

dagâ-dagaan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜇᜄᜀᜈ᜔) (anatomy)

  1. biceps
    Napansin ng dalaga ang mga matitipunong bisig ng lalaki at ang mga malalaki niyang daga-dagaan.
    The young girl noticed the man's robust arms and his large biceps.

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