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Katingalahan

English

wonder; marvelnoun

Pronunciation

kah-tee-ngah-LAH-han

Root and affixes

Related to tingala, amazement or surprise. Katingalahan expresses something that causes admiration or surprise.

Meaning and usage notes

Katingalahan can refer to a wonder, something surprising, or something worthy of admiration. For a religious or extraordinary miracle, milagro may be more direct.

amazementbasic vocabularybeautyextraordinarymarvelsurprisewonder
Example 1

Katingalahan ang katahum sa dagat.

The beauty of the sea is a wonder.

Example 2

Para nila, katingalahan ang nahitabo.

For them, what happened was a wonder.

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