Panahon

weather / climate / timenoun

Alternative meanings

weather
climate
time
season
period
occasion
atmospheric condition
state of the weather

Pronunciation

pah-NAH-hon

Root and affixes

Panahon is a broad word that can mean weather, climate, time, season, or period. Context decides whether it refers to weather or to time as duration.

Variants or conjugations

panahon = weather / climate / time / season
maayong panahon = good weather
daotang panahon = bad weather
ting-ulan = rainy season
ting-init = dry or hot season
klima = climate, modern loanword
weather = weather, modern loanword in informal contexts

Related words and expressions

ulan = rain
init = heat / hot
tugnaw = cold
hangin = wind
bagyo = storm / typhoon
adlaw = sun / day
temperatura = temperature

Meaning and usage notes

Use panahon for weather or climate in daily conversation. It also means time, so context matters: nindot ang panahon talks about weather; wala koy panahon means I do not have time.