hapunan

Tagalog

Etymology

From hapon +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /haˈpunan/ [hɐˈpu.nɐn] (“dinner”, noun; “to perch, to roost”, verb)
      • Rhymes: -unan
    • IPA(key): /hapuˈnan/ [hɐ.pʊˈnan] (“roosting place/time, perch”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ha‧pu‧nan

Noun

hapunan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. dinner; supper (evening meal)

Derived terms

See also

Verb

hapunan (complete hinapunan, progressive hinahapunan, contemplative hahapunan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. to perch; to roost on (of a bird)

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for hapunan
Affix Root word Trigger
-an hapon object
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
hapunan hinapunan hinahapunan
inahapunan1		 hahapunan
ahapunan1		 hapuni1
1 Dialectal use only.

Noun

hapunán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. roosting place; perch (of a bird)
    Synonyms: dapuan, pahapunan
  2. perching time; roosting time (of a bird)

References
  • “hapunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Paul Schachter, Fe T. Otanes, Tagalog Reference Grammar
  • The Governor-general's Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521-1935 →ISBN, page 26:
    tanghalian, or lunch occurs midday, merienda mid-afternoon; the evening repast is hapunan, dinner (the word no longer being used to mean noon meal) or supper.
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