magaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ma- +‎ gaan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡaˈʔan/ [mɐ.ɣɐˈʔan̪]
    • Rhymes: -an
  • (dialectal, Southern Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈɡaʔan/ [mɐˈɣaː.ʔɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ma‧ga‧an

Adjective

magaán or magaan (plural magagaan, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. light; easy to bear or carry
    Antonym: mabigat

Inflection

Degrees of magaan
root gaan
positive singular plural
magaan magagaan
comparative singular plural
superiority mas magaan mas magagaan
inferiority hindi gaanong magaan hindi gaanong magagaan
equality kasinggaan
superlative singular plural
relative ang pinakamagaan ang pinakamagagaan
absolute napakamagaan napakamagagaan
pagkagaan pagkagaan-gaan

Derived terms

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