ganoon
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- gan-on — dialectal, Batangas, Marinduque
- ganern — gay slang
- ganon, gano'n, ganun
- ganuon
- ganyon — dialectal, Cavite
Etymology
Either from ga- + noon or from a univerbation of gaya + noon.[1] Compare Tagalog gayon, ganiyon, ganiyan, ganito, ganiri.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡanoˈʔon/ [ɡɐ.n̪oˈʔon̪], (colloquial) /ɡaˈnon/ [ɡɐˈn̪on̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ga‧no‧on, ga‧noon
Adverb
ganoón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜓᜂᜈ᜔)
- like that; in that particular manner (far from both the speaker and the person addressed)
- Synonyms: gayon, gaya noon, katulad noon
Derived terms
- ganuunan
- ganuunin
- gumanoon
- iganoon
- ipaganoon
- maganoon
- magkaganoon
- magpaganoon
- makaganoon
- mangganoon
- meganon
- naganoon
- paganoon
- pagkakaganoon
- palaganoon
See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
| Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari** | nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† | dini/dine | nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari† |
| Near speaker and listener* | ito | nito | dito | nandito, narito, naito** | heto, eto, ayto† | ganito, garito(garto)** |
| Near listener | iyan, yaan | niyan | diyan/diyaan | nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ | hayan, ayan | ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan** |
| Remote | iyon, yoon, yaon† | niyon, noon, niyaon† | doon | nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡ |
| *These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text. | ||||||
Adjective
ganoón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜓᜂᜈ᜔)
- such; aforementioned
- Synonym: gayon