kalagitnaan

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === calaguitnaan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling === Etymology === From gitna +‎ kala- -an. Can also be analyzed as kalagitna +‎ -an. Possibly from kagitnaan + -*al-. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaɡitˈnaʔan/ [kɐ.lɐ.ɣɪt̪ˈn̪aː.ʔɐn̪] 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 ==== === Further reading === “kalagitnaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018