Kadaghanan

majority / mostnoun / adverb

Alternative meanings

majority
most
the greater part
multitude
large number

Pronunciation

kah-dag-HAH-nahn

Root and affixes

From the root “daghan”, meaning many or much. “Kadaghanan” expresses the majority, the greater part, or a large group.

Variants or conjugations

daghan = many / much
mayoriya = majority, direct loanword
kinabag-an = majority or larger part
ang kadaghanan = the majority
kadaghanan sa = most of

Related words and expressions

daghan = many
gidaghanon = quantity
numero = number
grupo = group
tanan = all

Meaning and usage notes

“Kadaghanan” is natural for saying “the majority/most.” “Mayoriya” also exists, especially in more formal, political, or voting contexts.