kailangan

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Adjective

kailangan

  1. necessary

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ilang +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /kaʔiˈlaŋan/
      • Rhymes: -aŋan
      • Syllabification: ka‧i‧la‧ngan
    • IPA(key): (relaxed) /kajˈlaŋan/ , (colloquial) /ˌkeˈlaŋan/
      • Syllabification: kai‧la‧ngan

Adjective

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. necessary

Noun

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. necessity

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • kailangan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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