kaniguan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

canigoan — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From nigo +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaniˈɡuʔan/, [kɐ.nɪˈɣu.ʔɐn]
Hyphenation: ka‧ni‧gu‧an

Noun

kaniguan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜄᜓᜀᜈ᜔)

prosperity; fortuitousness
Synonym: nigo
(figurative, obsolete) a place where many go
Synonym: (obsolete) kabuyukan

Ang kaniguan mong dati ay ang pinag-iinumang bahay.
The place where you usually go before was the house where you drink.

Further reading

“kaniguan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎ (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

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