pagkakakilanlan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopic form of pagkakakilalanan (literally “recognizability; knowability”) with metathesis, from pagkaka- +‎ kilala +‎ -nan. By surface analysis, pagkaka- +‎ kilanlan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡkaˌkakilanˈlan/ [pɐɡ.kɐˌxaː.xɪ.lɐn̪ˈlan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pag‧ka‧ka‧ki‧lan‧lan

Noun

pagkakákilanlán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜃᜒᜎᜈ᜔ᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. identity
    Synonym: identidad
    May sariling pagkakakilanlan ang bawat tao.
    Every person has its own identity.
  2. identification
    Synonym: identipikasyon
    Humihingi ng anumang pagkakakilanlan mula sa taumbayan ang mga pulis tungkol sa suspek.
    The police are asking locals about any identification on the suspect.

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