pamahalaan

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === Pam. — abbreviation, in local government unit names === Etymology === From bahala +‎ pam- -an, with total nasal assimilation. The noun is coined by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915, but has been used prior to 1915. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpamahalaˈʔan/ [ˌpaː.mɐ.hɐ.lɐˈʔan̪], (obsolete) /ˌpamahaˈlaʔan/ [ˌpaː.mɐ.hɐˈlaː.ʔɐn̪] (noun) Rhymes: -an IPA(key): /pamahaˈlaʔan/ [pɐ.mɐ.hɐˈlaː.ʔɐn̪] (verb) Rhymes: -aʔan Syllabification: pa‧ma‧ha‧la‧an === Noun === pámahalaán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔) government Synonym: gobyerno === Verb === pamahalaan (complete pinamahalaan, progressive pinamamahalaan, contemplative pamamahalaan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜋᜑᜎᜀᜈ᜔) to watch over to administer; to direct; to govern ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “pamahalaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018