kailangan

Sambali

Adjective

kailangan

1. necessary

Tagalog

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From ilang +‎ ka- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaʔiˈlaŋan/ [kɐ.ʔɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
    • Rhymes: -aŋan
    • Syllabification: ka‧i‧la‧ngan
  • IPA^(key): (relaxed) /kajˈlaŋan/ [kaɪ̯ˈlaː.ŋɐn̪], (colloquial) /ˌkeˈlaŋan/ [ˌkɛːˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
    • Syllabification: kai‧la‧ngan

Adjective

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. necessary

Noun

kailangan (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. necessity

Derived terms

• kailanganin
• mangailangan
• pangangailangan

 

See also

• kakapusan
• kakulangan
• kasalatan

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• kalingaan