paaralan

Tagalog

Etymology

From aral + pa- -an. Said to be coined by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915, but has been used prior to 1915.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpaʔaɾaˈlan/, [ˌpa.ʔɐ.ɾɐˈlan]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧a‧ra‧lan
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Noun

páaralán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜈ᜔)

  1. school
    Synonyms: eskuwela, eskuwelahan
    Papasok na ako sa paaralan, Nay.
    I'm going to school now, Mom.
    • 1902, Philippines. Exposition Board, Ley no. 514 creando la junta de la exposición Carta circular del gobernador Taft, etc:
      Mg̃a sadyáng palakad sa pagtuturò.—Mg̃a libróng gamit.—Kasangkapan at mg̃a gamit sa páaralan.
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  2. place of studying

Derived terms

Further reading

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