dahilan

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From dahil +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌdahiˈlan/
  • IPA(key): /ˌdaʔiˈlan/ (h-dropping)
  • Hyphenation: da‧hi‧lan

Noun

dáhilán (Basahan spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. reason; factor
    Synonym: rason
  2. cause
    Synonyms: kawsa, unong

Tagalog

Etymology

From dahil +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Noun

dahilán (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜑᜒᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. reason; cause
    Synonyms: rason, sanhi, katwiran
  2. motive; purpose
    Synonyms: layon, layunin
  3. pretense; excuse; pretext
    Synonyms: pagdadahilan, katwiran, palusot, (gay slang) kiyeme

Derived terms