tarangkahan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • trangkahan

Etymology

From tarangka +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /taɾaŋˈkahan/ [t̪ɐ.ɾɐŋˈkaː.hɐn̪] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -ahan
    • IPA(key): /taɾaŋkaˈhan/ [t̪ɐ.ɾɐŋ.kɐˈhan̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ta‧rang‧ka‧han

Noun

tarangkahan (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. gate (with a latch)
    Synonym: pultahan
  2. notch or hole for a latch

Verb

tarangkahán (complete tinarangkahan, progressive tinatarangkahan, contemplative tatarangkahan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇᜅ᜔ᜃᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to fasten with a latch or bar (of a door, gate, or window)
    Synonyms: taruguhan, baralan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for tarangkahan
affix -an
root word tarangka
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete tinarangkahan
progressive tinatarangkahan
inatarangkahan1
contemplative tatarangkahan
atarangkahan1
imperative tarangkahi1

1 Dialectal use only.

References

  • tarangkahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 963