kagisnan

Tagalog

Etymology

From earlier kagisngan, from syncopic form of kagisingan, from ka- +‎ gising (awake) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaɡisˈnan/ [kɐ.ɣɪsˈn̪an̪]
  • (now chiefly regional) IPA(key): /ˌkaɡisˈnan/ [ˌkaː.ɣɪsˈn̪an̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ka‧gis‧nan

Verb

kagisnán (complete kinagisnan, progressive kinagigisnan, contemplative kagigisnan, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜒᜐ᜔ᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. (literally) to be woken up to; to be found or known upon waking
  2. to be known from infancy

See also