tunghaan

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Cebuano tungha

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Cebuano -an

Cebuano tunghaan

From tungha + -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuŋˈhaʔan/ [t̪ʊŋˈhaː.ʔan̪]
• Hyphenation: tung‧ha‧an

Noun

tungháan (Badlit spelling ᜆᜓᜅ᜔ᜑᜀᜈ᜔)

1. a school

   Synonym: eskwelahan

   • 2022 September 2, Dave Achondo, “BAKAK: Ang alegasyon nga ang PDI nagpatik og ‘fake news’ sa kakuwang sa armchair sa mga eskwelahan”, in Mindanao Gold Star Daily‎^[1]:

     Ang Department of Education (DepEd) sa National Capital Region niingon nga ang tunghaan adunay “aberids nga 51 ka lingkuranan kada classroom”.

     The Department of Education (DepEd) in the National Capital Region said that the school has an “average of 51 seats per classroom”.

2. a high school

   Synonym: hayskol

3. a college

   Synonyms: kaleds, kolehiyo

4. university

   Synonym: unibersidad

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:tunghaan.