damahan

Cebuano

Etymology

dama +‎ -han

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧ma‧han

Noun

damahan

  1. a checkerboard

Tagalog

Etymology

From dama +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /damaˈhan/ [d̪ɐ.mɐˈhan̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /daˈmahan/ [d̪ɐˈmaː.hɐn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Syllabification: da‧ma‧han

Noun

damahán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. checkerboard (game board)
  2. checkers game; checkers tournament

See also

Verb

damahan (complete dinamahan, progressive dinadamahan, contemplative dadamahan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. (checkers) to gain an advantage over one's opponent by being able to have a king piece

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for damahan
affix -an
root word dama
trigger directional
aspect
infinitive
complete dinamahan
progressive dinadamahan
inadamahan1
contemplative dadamahan
adamahan1
imperative damahi1

1 Dialectal use only.

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