daga-dagaan

See also: dagadagaan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

dagadagaan

Etymology

Reduplication of daga +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˌɡaʔ daˈɡaʔan/ [dɐˌɣaʔ dɐˈɣa.ʔɐn]
- IPA^(key): (with glottal stop elision) /daˌɡa(ʔ) daˈɡaʔan/ [dɐˌɣaː dɐˈɣa.ʔɐn]
Rhymes: -aʔan
Syllabification: da‧ga-da‧ga‧an

Noun

dagâ-dagaan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜇᜄᜀᜈ᜔)

(anatomy) biceps
Napansin ng dalaga ang mga matitipunong bisig ng lalaki at ang mga malalaki niyang daga-dagaan.
The young girl noticed the man's robust arms and his large biceps.

Further reading

“daga-dagaan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“daga-dagaan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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