minsan
التعريفات والمعاني
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈminsan/ [ˈmin̪.san̪]
Hyphenation: min‧san
=== Adverb ===
mínsan (Basahan spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)
(Naga) sometimes
Synonym: nugad
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *minsan. Compare Ilocano minsan (“once”), Kapampangan misan (“once upon a time”), Central Bikol minsan (“sometimes”), Maranao minsan (“although; kinship of one degree”), and Tausug minsan (“to do in one sitting”). Doublet of pinsan and pisan.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈminsan/ [ˈmin̪.sɐn̪], /minˈsan/ [mɪn̪ˈsan̪]
Rhymes: -insan, -an
Syllabification: min‧san
=== Adverb ===
minsan or minsán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)
sometimes; once in a while
(uncommon) once
Synonym: sambeses
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=== Further reading ===
“minsan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
“minsan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018