Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Habagatan
south; southernnoun / adjective
- Alternative meanings
The cardinal direction south; it can also describe something from the south or toward the south.
- Pronunciation
hah-bah-GAH-tahn
- Root and affixes
Related to “habagat,” the southwest wind or southwest monsoon; “habagatan” is used for south or southern.
- Variants or conjugations
sur; habagatang
- Related words and expressions
north; east; west; direction; place
- Meaning and usage notes
In everyday speech, “sur” may also appear, but “habagatan” is a Cebuano/Bisaya form for the cardinal direction south.
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Padulong mi sa habagatan.
We are heading south.
Habagatang bahin sa isla kini.
This is the southern part of the island.