kamakailan

Tagalog

Etymology

From kamaka- +‎ ilan. Can also be analyzed as ka- +‎ makailan, from maka- +‎ ilan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kamakaʔiˈlan/ [kɐ.mɐ.xɐ.ʔɪˈlan̪]
      • Rhymes: -an
      • Syllabification: ka‧ma‧ka‧i‧lan
    • IPA(key): /kamakajˈlan/ [kɐ.mɐ.xaɪ̯ˈlan̪] (relaxed)
      • Syllabification: ka‧ma‧kai‧lan

Adverb

kamakailán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜃᜁᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. some days ago
  2. recently
  3. just a moment ago; just a while ago

See also

Further reading

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