kailangan

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Sambali[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kailangan

necessary

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

cailañgan, cailang̃an, cailan͠gan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
kelangan — colloquial
kaylangan, keylangan

Etymology[edit]

From ilang +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaʔiˈlaŋan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈla.ŋɐn]
- Rhymes: -aŋan
- Syllabification: ka‧i‧la‧ngan
(relaxed) IPA^(key): /kajˈlaŋan/ [kaɪ̯ˈla.ŋɐn], /ˌkeˈlaŋan/ [ˌkɛˈla.ŋɐn]
- Syllabification: kai‧la‧ngan

Adjective[edit]

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

necessary

Noun[edit]

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

necessity

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

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