alanganin
التعريفات والمعاني
== Cebuano ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Tagalog alanganin, in place of alang-alang (“not the right time/amount/level”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋanin/ [ʔɐ.l̪ɐˈŋa.n̪ɪn̪]
Hyphenation: a‧la‧nga‧nin
=== Adjective ===
alanganin (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
not the right time; unseasonable
not the right amount; insufficient
not up to a certain level or standard
==== Related terms ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
From alangan + -in.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋanin/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈŋaː.n̪ɪn̪]
Rhymes: -anin
Syllabification: a‧la‧nga‧nin
=== Adjective ===
alanganin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
uncertain; doubtful; hesitant
insufficient; lacking
(colloquial, euphemistic) homosexual
(dialectal, Quezon, by extension) between its young and mature stage (of a coconut)
(dialectal, Quezon, by extension) pubescent
Synonyms: nagbibinata (male), nagdadalaga (female)
=== Further reading ===
“alanganin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
“alanganin”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.