salaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑːn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧laan

Etymology 1

Noun

salaan

1. illative singular of sala

   jäädä salaan ― to be left a secret

Further reading

• “salaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-12-01

Etymology 2

Verb

salaan

1. first-person singular present indicative of salata

Anagrams

• alansa, salana

Tagalog

Etymology

From sala +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /salaˈʔan/ [sɐ.lɐˈʔan] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /saˈlaʔan/ [sɐˈla.ʔɐn] (verb)
    • Rhymes: -aʔan
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧an

Noun

salaán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. sieve; strainer; filter

   Synonym: panala

2. colander

See also

• bithay

Verb

salaan (complete sinalaan, progressive sinasalaan, contemplative sasalaan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜀᜈ᜔)

1. to build an irrigation dam in (a certain place)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for salaan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	sala		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
salaan	sinalaan	sinasalaan inasalaan1	sasalaan asalaan1	salai1
1 Dialectal use only.

Wolof

Noun

salaan (definite form salaan gi)

1. balsam spurge (Euphorbia balsamifera)