alanganin

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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)

  1. not the right time; unseasonable
    Alanganin na 'ron igikan, dili na ta kaabot.
    It's no use going now, we won't make it.
  2. not the right amount; insufficient
  3. not up to a certain level or standard

Tagalog

Etymology

From alangan +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

Adjective

alanganin (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜅᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. uncertain; doubtful; hesitant
  2. insufficient; lacking
  3. (colloquial, euphemistic) homosexual
  4. (dialectal, Quezon, by extension) between its young and mature stage (of a coconut)
  5. (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