dagat-dagatan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

dagatdagatan

Etymology

From reduplication of dagat +‎ -an, literally, “little sea”.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˌɡat daˈɡatan/ [dɐˌɣat dɐˈɣa.tɐn]
Rhymes: -atan
Syllabification: da‧gat-da‧ga‧tan

Noun

dagát-dagatan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

lake
Synonyms: lawa, lanaw, danaw, laguna, pulilan

Derived terms

dagat-dagatang apoy

Further reading

“dagat-dagatan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“dagat-dagatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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