habagatan

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Etymology

From habagat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧ga‧tan
  • IPA(key): /habaˈɡatan/ [ha.baˈɡa.tan̪]
  • IPA(key): /ʔabaˈɡatan/ [ʔa.baˈɡa.tan̪] (h-dropping)

Noun

habagátan

  1. westerly wind
  2. southwest monsoon

See also

Cebuano

Etymology

From habagat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /habaˈɡatan/ [hɐ.bɐˈɡa.t̪ɐn̪]
  • Hyphenation: ha‧ba‧ga‧tan

Noun

habagatan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. south

Adjective

habagatan (Badlit spelling ᜑᜊᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. southern
  2. (of a wind) southerly

Coordinate terms

compass points:  [edit]

amihanan-kasadpan amihanan amihanan-sidlakan
kasadpan sidlakan
habagatan-kasadpan habagatan habagatan-sidlakan

Tagalog

Etymology

From habagat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌhabaɡaˈtan/ [ˌhaː.bɐ.ɣɐˈt̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ha‧ba‧ga‧tan

Noun

hábagatán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜊᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. west; occident
    Synonyms: kanluran, oeste, oksidente, (obsolete) habagat

Further reading

  • English, Leo James (1987) Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 558
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 460