kalahati

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
20[a], [b], [c], [d]
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    Cardinal: dalawa
    Spanish cardinal: dos
    Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa
    Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2
    Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa
    Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo
    Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa
    Restrictive: dadalawa
    Fractional: kalahati
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From kahati +‎ *-al-. Also possibly from blend of ikalawa +‎ hati.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaˈhatiʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˈhaː.t̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atiʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧ha‧ti

Noun

kalahatì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒ)

  1. half (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)

Adjective

kalahatì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒ)

  1. half (consisting of a half)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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