lagusan

Tagalog

Etymology

From lagos +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /laˈɡusan/ [lɐˈɣuː.sɐn̪] (noun; adjective)
      • Rhymes: -usan
    • IPA(key): /laɡuˈsan/ [lɐ.ɣʊˈsan̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: la‧gu‧san

Noun

lagusan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. underpass; tunnel
    Synonym: tunel
  2. direct passageway (to a place)
    Synonym: tapatan
  3. portal
    Synonym: portal

Adjective

lagusan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. open through and through
  2. pierced; penetrated (from one side to the other)
    Synonyms: lagos, tagos, tagusan

Verb

lagusán (complete nilagusan, progressive nilalagusan, contemplative lalagusan, Baybayin spelling ᜎᜄᜓᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. to pass through (as through a tunnel, etc.)
    Synonym: lusutan
  2. to pierce through; to penetrate through and through

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for lagusan
affix -an
root word lagos
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete nilagusan
progressive nilalagusan
inalagusan1
contemplative lalagusan
alagusan1
imperative lagusi1

1 Dialectal use only.

Further reading

  • lagusan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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