silangan

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From silang +‎ -an, literally place of rising (of the sun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈlaŋan/,
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Hyphenation: si‧la‧ngan

Noun

silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. east
    Synonyms: este, oryente
    Sumisikat ang araw sa silangan at lumulubog sa kanluran.
    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Coordinate terms

hilagang kanluran
norweste
hilaga
norte
hilagang silangan
nordeste
oksidente
kanluran
oeste
oryente
silangan
este
salatan
timog-kanluran
sur
timog
timog-silangan

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Verb

silangan (complete sinilangan, progressive sinisilangan, contemplative sisilangan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

  1. to be born in; to have as one's birthplace

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Further reading

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