palitaan

Tausug

Etymology

See Malay pelita (“lamp”), which ultimately came from Classical Persian پلیته (palīta, “candle wick”). Compare Tagalog paritaan (“lamp”), Maranao palita'an (“lantern; lamp”), and Maguindanao palitan (“lamp”).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /palitaʔan/ [pa.lɪ.t̪aˈʔɑn̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pa‧li‧ta‧an

Noun

palitaan (Sulat Sūg spelling فَلِتَأَنْ)

  1. lamp; light

Derived terms

  • magpalitaan

See also

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