paaralan

Tagalog

Etymology

From aral +‎ pa- -an. Said to be coined by Eusebio T. Daluz in 1915, but has been used prior to 1915.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌpaʔaɾaˈlan/ [ˌpaː.ʔɐ.ɾɐˈlan̪]

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: pa‧a‧ra‧lan

Noun

páaralán (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜇᜎᜈ᜔)

1. school

   Synonyms: eskuwela, eskuwelahan

   Papasok na ako sa paaralan, Nay.

   I'm going to school now, Mom.

   • 1902, Philippines. Exposition Board, Ley no. 514 creando la junta de la exposición Carta circular del gobernador Taft, etc:

     Mg̃a sadyáng palakad sa pagtuturò.—Mg̃a libróng gamit.—Kasangkapan at mg̃a gamit sa páaralan.

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2. place of studying

Derived terms

• mababang paaralan
• mataas na paaralan
• paaralang bayan
• paaralang elementarya
• paaralang primarya
• paaralang sekundarya

 

Further reading

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