karagatan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dagat +‎ ka- -an. Compare Cebuano kadagatan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaɾaɡaˈtan/ [kɐ.ɾɐ.ɣɐˈt̪an̪]
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈɡatan/ [kɐ.ɾɐˈɣaː.t̪ɐn̪] (obsolete)
  • Syllabification: ka‧ra‧ga‧tan

Noun

karagatán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. ocean
    Synonyms: (rare) oseano, (rare) neptuno
  2. deep sea; midsea; high seas
    Synonyms: laot, (obsolete) wala
  3. (literary, historical) type of poetic battle, usually done on wakes, based on the loss by a princess of her ring in midsea

Derived terms

Further reading

Yogad

Etymology

From dagat +‎ ka- -an.

Noun

karagatán

  1. seashore; beach; place with plentiful sand