silangan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• silang̃an — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

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

compass points:  ^[edit]

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

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

Verb conjugation for silangan

Derived terms

• sinilangan

Further reading

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