apatan

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Austronesian *Səpat

Proto-Austronesian *Sa-Səpat

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *a-əpat

Proto-Philippine *a-əpat

Tagalog apat

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog apatan

From apat + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔapaˈtan/ [ˌʔaː.pɐˈt̪an̪], /ʔapaˈtan/ [ʔɐ.pɐˈt̪an̪] (adjective, adverb)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /ˌʔaˈpatan/ [ˌʔaːˈpaː.t̪ɐn̪], /ʔapaˈtan/ [ʔɐ.pɐˈt̪an̪] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -atan, -an
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaˈpatan/ [ʔɐˈpaː.t̪ɐn̪] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: a‧pa‧tan

Adjective

ápatán or apatán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜆᜈ᜔)

1. four by four

   Synonym: apat-apat

Adverb

ápatán or apatán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜆᜈ᜔)

1. four by four

   Synonym: apat-apat

Noun

ápátan or apatán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜆᜈ᜔)

1. quadruplet; group of four
2. (historical) a standard dry measure equivalent to one-fourth of a chupa approximately 94 milliliters

Descendants

• → Spanish: apatán

See also

• ganta
• kaban
• tsupa

Verb

apatan (complete inapatan, progressive inaapatan, contemplative aapatan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜉᜆᜈ᜔)

1. to do or make four of something before another could make one

Further reading

• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 64
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 46