dahan-dahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of dahan. See also Japanese 段々(だんだん) (dandan) and Malay perlahan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌdahan ˈdahan/ [ˌd̪aː.hɐn̪ ˈd̪aː.hɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Syllabification: da‧han-da‧han

Adjective

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. slow
    Synonyms: marahan, mabagal
  2. soft; low
    Synonym: mahina
  3. careful; cautious
    Synonym: maingat

Adverb

dahan-dahan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜈ᜔ᜇᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. slowly
  2. gently; little by little
    Synonym: unti-unti
  3. carefully; cautiously

See also

Further reading

  • “dahan-dahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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