hapunan

Tagalog

Etymology

From hapon +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /haˈpunan/ [hɐˈpuː.n̪ɐn̪] (“dinner”, noun; “to perch, to roost”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -unan
  • IPA^(key): /hapuˈnan/ [hɐ.pʊˈn̪an̪] (“roosting place/time, perch”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ha‧pu‧nan

Noun

hapunan (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. dinner; supper (evening meal)

   Synonyms: gabihan, panggabihan

Derived terms

• altanghap
• hapunanin
• hapunang-niknik
• Huling Hapunan
• maghapunan
• magpahapunan
• mahapunan
• panghapunan

See also

• agahan
• almusal
• segundo-almuwerso
• tanghalian

Verb

hapunan (complete hinapunan, progressive hinahapunan, contemplative hahapunan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. to perch; to roost on (of a bird)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for hapunan

affix		-an
root word		hapon
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		hapunan
complete		hinapunan
progressive		hinahapunan inahapunan1
contemplative		hahapunan ahapunan1
imperative		hapuni1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Noun

hapunán (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. roosting place; perch (of a bird)

   Synonyms: dapuan, pahapunan

2. perching time; roosting time (of a bird)

References

• “hapunan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Paul Schachter, Fe T. Otanes, Tagalog Reference Grammar
• The Governor-general's Kitchen: Philippine Culinary Vignettes and Period Recipes, 1521-1935 →ISBN, page 26:

  tanghalian, or lunch occurs midday, merienda mid-afternoon; the evening repast is hapunan, dinner (the word no longer being used to mean noon meal) or supper.