silangan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• silang̃an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

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

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

compass points:  ^[edit]

hilagang-kanluran	hilaga	hilagang-silangan
kanluran		silangan
timog-kanluran	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		-an
root word		lang
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		silangan
complete		sinilangan
progressive		sinisilangan inasilangan1
contemplative		sisilangan asilangan1
imperative		silangi1

¹ Dialectal use only.

Derived terms

• sinilangan

Further reading

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