lipunan

Tagalog

Etymology

From lipon +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /liˈpunan/ [lɪˈpuː.nɐn] (“society; association; meeting”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -unan
  • IPA^(key): /lipuˈnan/ [lɪ.pʊˈnan] (“gathering/meeting place”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: li‧pu‧nan

Noun

lipunan (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. society

   Synonyms: sosyedad, ulnong

2. association

   Synonyms: samahan, kapisanan

3. meeting; group (especially gathered for conversation)

   Synonym: pagtitipon

Derived terms

• agham panlipunan
• agham-lipunan
• araling panlipunan
• bulaklak ng lipunan
• kasunduang panlipunan
• panlipunan

 

Related terms

• kalipunan

 

Noun

lipunán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜉᜓᜈᜈ᜔)

1. gathering place; meeting place

   Synonyms: pulungan, mitingan

Further reading

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