"gaan" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /ɡaˈʔan/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ɡɐˈʔan̪] [Standard-Tagalog], /ˈɡaʔan/ (note: dialectal, Batangas, Quezon), [ˈɡaː.ʔɐn̪] (note: dialectal, Batangas, Quezon) Forms: gaán [canonical], ᜄᜀᜈ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -an, -aʔan Etymology: From Proto-Philippine *ʀaqan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀaqan. Compare Bikol Central gian. Etymology templates: {{inh|tl|phi-pro|*ʀaqan}} Proto-Philippine *ʀaqan, {{inh|tl|poz-pro|*ʀaqan}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀaqan, {{cog|bcl|gian}} Bikol Central gian Head templates: {{tl-noun|gaán|b=+}} gaán (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜀᜈ᜔)
  1. lightness (lack of weight)
    Sense id: en-gaan-tl-noun-e59CMmxp
  2. facility; ease of doing; easiness Synonyms: alwan
    Sense id: en-gaan-tl-noun-xk3R67ia
  3. lightness (of sleep) Synonyms: babaw
    Sense id: en-gaan-tl-noun-p6D-w5OK
  4. ease (of life) Synonyms: ginhawa
    Sense id: en-gaan-tl-noun-PuGszrZj Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 18 32 7 43 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 17 19 7 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 25 28 12 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 25 28 12 35 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 17 20 7 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gaan ng buhay, gaan ng dugo, gaanan, gumaan, kagaanan, magaan, magaan ang bibig, magaan sa bulsa, magaanan, magpagaan, makagaan, nakagagaan, pagaanin
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      "word": "gaan ng buhay"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gaan ng dugo"
    },
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      "word": "gaanan"
    },
    {
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      "word": "gumaan"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kagaanan"
    },
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      "word": "magaan"
    },
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      "word": "magaan ang bibig"
    },
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      "word": "magaan sa bulsa"
    },
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      "word": "magpagaan"
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      "word": "makagaan"
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      "word": "nakagagaan"
    },
    {
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    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "bigat"
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        "lightness (lack of weight)"
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        }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡɐˈʔan̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡaʔan/",
      "note": "dialectal, Batangas, Quezon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡaː.ʔɐn̪]",
      "note": "dialectal, Batangas, Quezon"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔan"
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  ],
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      "word": "gaan ng dugo"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "gumaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kagaanan"
    },
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      "word": "magaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "magaan ang bibig"
    },
    {
      "word": "magaan sa bulsa"
    },
    {
      "word": "magaanan"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpagaan"
    },
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      "word": "makagaan"
    },
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      "word": "nakagagaan"
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      "word": "pagaanin"
    }
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    },
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  ],
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    "ga‧an"
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lightness (lack of weight)"
      ],
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          "word": "alwan"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɡaˈʔan/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡɐˈʔan̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡaʔan/",
      "note": "dialectal, Batangas, Quezon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡaː.ʔɐn̪]",
      "note": "dialectal, Batangas, Quezon"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aʔan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gaan"
}

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