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Amihanan

English

north / northernnoun / adjective

Alternative meanings

north
northern
northern part
direction toward the north
from or related to the north

Pronunciation

ah-mee-HAH-nahn

Root and affixes

Related to “amihan,” meaning north wind. With “-an,” it forms amihanan, meaning north or northern area.

Variants or conjugations

norte = Spanish loan also understood
amihan = north wind
amihanang = northern before a noun
amihananon = northerner / person from the north
amihanan-sidlakan = northeast
amihanan-kasadpan = northwest

Related words and expressions

habagatan = south
sidlakan = east
kasadpan = west
direksyon = direction
hangin = wind
lugar = place

Meaning and usage notes

Amihanan is the compass point north and can also work as an adjective for northern. Norte is also understood as a Spanish loanword.

compass pointdirectiongeographynorthnorth windnorthernnortherner
Example 1

Ang amihanan naa sa ibabaw sa mapa.

North is at the top of the map.

Example 2

Bugnaw ang hangin gikan sa amihanan.

The wind from the north is cold.

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