kalagitnaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

calaguitnaan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From gitna +‎ kala- -an. Can also be analyzed as kalagitna +‎ -an. Possibly from kagitnaan + -*al-.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaɡitˈnaʔan/ [kɐ.lɐ.ɣɪtˈna.ʔɐn]
Rhymes: -aʔan
Syllabification: ka‧la‧git‧na‧an

Noun

kalagitnaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜄᜒᜆ᜔ᜈᜀᜈ᜔)

middle; midst
Synonym: kaibuturan

kalagitnaan ng daan ― middle of the road

kalagitnaan ng giyera ― midst of war

Related terms

gumitna
pagitnaan

Further reading

“kalagitnaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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