silangan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From silang +‎ -an, literally “place of rising (of the sun)”.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: si‧la‧ngan
  • IPA(key): /siˈlaŋan/, [sɪˈla.ŋɐn]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan

Noun

silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. east
    Synonyms: este, oryente
    Sumisikat ang araw sa silangan at lumulubog sa kanluran.
    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Coordinate terms
    hilagang kanluran
    norweste    		 hilaga
    norte    		 hilagang silangan
    nordeste
    oksidente
    kanluran
    oeste    		 oryente
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    este
    salatan
    timog-kanluran    		 sur
    timog    		 timog-silangan

    Derived terms

    See also

    Verb

    silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔, complete sinilangan, progressive sinisilangan, contemplative sisilangan)

    1. to be born in; to have as one's birthplace

    Conjugation
    Verb conjugation for silangan
    Affix Root word Trigger
    -an lang object
    Aspect Imperative
    Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
    silangan sinilangan sinisilangan
    inasilangan1    		 sisilangan
    asilangan1    		 silangi1
    1 Dialectal use only.

    Derived terms
    • sinilangan

    Further reading
    • “silangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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