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Tagalog
Etymology
From hapon + -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /haˈpunan/ (“dinner”, noun; “to perch, to roost”, verb)
- IPA(key): /hapuˈnan/ (“roosting place/time, perch”, noun)
- Syllabification: ha‧pu‧nan
Noun
hapunan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
- dinner; supper (evening meal)
Derived terms
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Verb
hapunan (complete hinapunan, progressive hinahapunan, contemplative hahapunan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
- to perch; to roost on (of a bird)
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for hapunan
Noun
hapunán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)
- roosting place; perch (of a bird)
- Synonyms: dapuan, pahapunan
- perching time; roosting time (of a bird)
References
- “hapunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Paul Schachter, Fe T. Otanes, Tagalog Reference Grammar
- The Governor-general's Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521-1935 →ISBN, page 26:
- tanghalian, or lunch occurs midday, merienda mid-afternoon; the evening repast is hapunan, dinner (the word no longer being used to mean noon meal) or supper.