kaligayahan

== Tagalog == === Etymology === From ligaya + ka- -han. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaliɡajaˈhan/ [kɐ.lɪ.ɣɐ.jɐˈhan̪] (“happiness”, noun) IPA(key): /kaliɡajaˈhan/ [kɐ.lɪ.ɣɐ.jɐˈhan̪] (“a specific kind of happiness felt”, noun) Rhymes: -an Syllabification: ka‧li‧ga‧ya‧han === Noun === kaligayahan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜄᜌᜑᜈ᜔) happiness (in general) === Noun === kaligayahán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜄᜌᜑᜈ᜔) a specific kind of happiness felt ==== Usage notes ==== Usage among non-lingguistically minded groups make no distinction with happiness pronounced with penultimate stress.