tago-taguan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tagu-taguan

Etymology

Reduplication tago +‎ -an, literally pretending to hide; little hiding activity.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /taˌɡoʔ taɡuˈʔan/ [t̪ɐˌɣoʔ t̪ɐ.ɣʊˈʔan̪]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /taˌɡo(ʔ) taɡuˈʔan/ [t̪ɐˌɣoː t̪ɐ.ɣʊˈʔan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ta‧go-ta‧gu‧an

Noun

tagô-taguán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜄᜓᜆᜄᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. synonym of taguan