dahilan

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Etymology

From dahil +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdahiˈlan/, [ˌd̪a.hiˈl̪an̪]
  • IPA(key): /ˌdaʔiˈlan/, [ˌd̪a.ʔiˈl̪an̪] (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
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dahiˈlan/ [dɐ.hɪˈlan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: da‧hi‧lan

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
  • dahilanin
  • idahilan
  • kadahilanan
  • madahilan
  • magbigay-dahilan
  • magdahilan
  • pagdadahilan
  • pagkadahilanan
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