madaling-araw

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From madali +‎ -ng- +‎ araw, literally “quickening sun”. In antiquity, there is also an expression madali na ang araw to mean literally, “the sun is now fast coming.” when the sun is about to rise.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /madaˌliŋ ˈʔaɾaw/, [mɐ.dɐˌliŋ ˈʔa.ɾaʊ̯]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧da‧ling-a‧raw

Noun

madalíng-araw (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜎᜒᜅ᜔ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

  1. early dawn; daybreak
    Synonyms: liwayway, bukang-liwayway, dapit-umaga, pamamanaag, pamimitak
  2. period between midnight and sunrise; early morning; wee hours
    Synonym: madaling-umaga

Further reading
  • “madaling-araw” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “madaling-araw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 246
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