minsan

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈminsan/ [ˈmin̪.san̪]
  • Hyphenation: min‧san

Adverb

mínsan (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (Naga) sometimes
    Synonym: nugad

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
10
1 2  → [a], [b] 10  → 
    Cardinal: isa
    Spanish cardinal: uno
    Ordinal: una, pang-una, ikaisa
    Spanish ordinal: primero, primera
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-1, pang-1
    Adverbial: minsan
    Multiplier: isang ibayo
    Distributive: tig-isa, isahan, isa-isa
    Restrictive: iisa
    Fractional: buo
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan. Compare Ilocano minsan (“once”), Kapampangan misan (“once upon a time”), Bikol Central minsan (“sometimes”), Maranao minsan (“although; kinship of one degree”), and Tausug minsan (“to do in one sitting”). Doublet of pinsan and pisan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈminsan/ [ˈmin̪.sɐn̪], /minˈsan/ [mɪn̪ˈsan̪]
  • Rhymes: -insan, -an
  • Syllabification: min‧san

Adverb

minsan or minsán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. sometimes; once in a while
  2. (uncommon) once
    Synonym: sambeses
    Minsan siyang nagnakaw.
    S/he once stole.

Derived terms

  • minsa't makalawa
  • minsan-minsan
  • minsanan
  • minsanduwa
  • paminsan-minsan
  • ninsan

Further reading

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