“Old (of a thing)” in every Philippine language
Old (of a thing) across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Old (of a thing) |
|---|---|
| English | Old (of a thing) |
| Tagalog | Luma |
| Ilocano | Daan |
| Cebuano | Daan |
| Hiligaynon | Daan |
| Waray | Daan |
| Bikol | Luma |
| Kapampangan | Luma |
| Pangasinan | Daan |
What the pattern shows
Ilocano and the Visayan languages use 'daan' for old — the same string Tagalog uses for a road.
Where they agree
- Daan — Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Pangasinan
- Luma — Tagalog, Bikol, Kapampangan
Watch out
daan does not mean the same thing everywhere:
- A road; also 'hundred' in Tagalog
- Old, of a thing in Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Pangasinan
Tagalog daan is a road; almost everywhere else it means old. Directions and descriptions get swapped.
More describing things
The whole category as a word list: Ilocano Adjectives and Describing Words · Tagalog Adjectives and Describing Words
Where this comes from
This row is one of 161 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.