pangunahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From panguna +‎ -han, from una (first).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋuˈnahan/ [pɐ.ŋʊˈn̪aː.hɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Syllabification: pa‧ngu‧na‧han

Verb

pangunahan (complete pinangunahan, progressive pinapangunahan, contemplative papangunahan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜓᜈᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to be done an action preemptively before some event
  2. to be initiated; to be spearheaded; to be taken control of
  3. to be done an act on behalf of even without giving consent
  4. to be given an advice beforehand

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pangunahan
affix -an
root word panguna
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete pinangunahan
progressive pinapangunahan
inapangunahan1
contemplative papangunahan
apangunahan1
imperative pangunahi1

1 Dialectal use only.