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Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog alanganin, in place of alang-alang (“not the right time/amount/level”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔalaˈŋanin/
- Hyphenation: a‧la‧nga‧nin
Adjective
alanganin (Badlit spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
- not the right time; unseasonable
Alanganin na 'ron igikan, dili na ta kaabot.- It's no use going now, we won't make it.
- not the right amount; insufficient
- not up to a certain level or standard
Tagalog
Etymology
From alangan + -in.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alanganin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈᜒᜈ᜔)
- uncertain; doubtful; hesitant
- insufficient; lacking
- (colloquial, euphemistic) homosexual
- (dialectal, Quezon, by extension) between its young and mature stage (of a coconut)
- (dialectal, Quezon, by extension) pubescent
- Synonyms: nagbibinata (male), nagdadalaga (female)
Further reading
- “alanganin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “alanganin”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2024