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English
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Noun
pasan (plural pasans)
- (archaic) The gemsbok.
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Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaqan (“carry on the shoulders”), from Proto-Austronesian *pasaqaN (“shoulder pole; carry with a shoulder pole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paʔˈsan/
- Hyphenation: pa‧san
Noun
pàsan (Basahan spelling ᜉᜐᜈ᜔)
- shoulder pole
- act of carrying on one's shoulder
- Synonym: sungay
Derived terms
Galician
Verb
pasan
- third-person plural present indicative of pasar
Spanish
Verb
pasan
- third-person plural present indicative of pasar
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasaqan (“carry on the shoulders”), from Proto-Austronesian *pasaqaN (“shoulder pole; carry with a shoulder pole”). Compare Batad Ifugao pahon, Kapampangan pusan, Bikol Central pasan, Tagbanwa pasa'an, Cebuano pas-an, Tausug pa'san, Mongondow potaanon, Tetun Dili hasan, and Thao pataqaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
pasán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜐᜈ᜔)
- act of carrying on one's shoulders
- thing carried on one's shoulders
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