silangan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• silang̃an — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From silang +‎ -an, literally “place of rising (of the sun)”. See also Latin oriens.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /siˈlaŋan/ [sɪˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: si‧la‧ngan

Noun

silangan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. east

   Synonyms: este, oryente

   Sumisikat ang araw sa silangan at lumulubog sa kanluran.

   The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

Coordinate terms

hilagang kanluran norweste	hilaga norte	hilagang silangan nordeste
oksidente kanluran oeste		oryente silangan este
salatan timog-kanluran	sur timog	timog-silangan

Derived terms

• Bagong Silangan
• Dulong Silangan
• Gitnang Silangan
• hilagang silangan
• kasilanganan
• Malayong Silangan
• pasilangan
• Silanganan
• silanganan
• silanganin
• Silangang Davao
• Silangang Negros
• Silangang Samar
• Silangang Timor
• taga-Silangan
• tagasilangan
• timog-silangan
• Timog-Silangang Asya

 

See also

• kanan

Verb

silangan (complete sinilangan, progressive sinisilangan, contemplative sisilangan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to be born in; to have as one's birthplace

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for silangan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	lang		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
silangan	sinilangan	sinisilangan inasilangan1	sisilangan asilangan1	silangi1
1 Dialectal use only.

Derived terms

• sinilangan

Further reading

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