kasanaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sana (complete consumption or destruction) +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kasaˈnaʔan/ [kɐ.sɐˈn̪aː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -aʔan
  • Syllabification: ka‧sa‧na‧an

Noun

kasanaan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜈᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. (mythology, archaic) hell (abode for the condemned); a place for anguish
    Synonym: impiyerno
  2. (obsolete) plethora; a place of abundance; excessive amount of things (whether good or bad)
    Synonyms: kasaganaan, kasaksaan, kasobrahan, abundansiya, kariwasaan, ubod
    Kasanaan ng kanin ang bahay mo.
    Your house is an abundance of food.
    Kasanaan ang langit ng aliw at ang impiyerno ay kasanaan ng dilang sakit.
    Heaven is a plethora of joy and hell is a plethora of all kinds of torment.

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