kailangan

Sambali

Adjective

kailangan

  1. necessary

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • cailañgan, cailang̃an, cailan͠gan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
  • kelangan — colloquial
  • kaylangan, keylangan

Etymology

From ilang +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaʔiˈlaŋan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
      • Rhymes: -aŋan
      • Syllabification: ka‧i‧la‧ngan
    • IPA(key): (relaxed) /kajˈlaŋan/ [kaɪ̯ˈlaː.ŋɐn̪], (colloquial) /ˌkeˈlaŋan/ [ˌkɛːˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
      • Syllabification: kai‧la‧ngan

Adjective

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. necessary

Noun

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. necessity

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

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