dagat-dagatan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dagatdagatan

Etymology

From reduplication of dagat +‎ -an, literally, “little sea”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˌɡat daˈɡatan/ [d̪ɐˌɣat̪ d̪ɐˈɣaː.t̪ɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: da‧gat-da‧ga‧tan

Noun

dagát-dagatan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄᜆ᜔ᜇᜄᜆᜈ᜔)

1. lake; lakelet

   Synonyms: lawa, lanaw, danaw, laguna, pulilan, dagatan

Derived terms

• dagat-dagatang apoy

 

Further reading

• “dagat-dagatan”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “dagat-dagatan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018