Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Sinugdanan
beginning; start; origin; principlenoun
- Alternative meanings
Beginning; start; origin; the first part of something.
- Pronunciation
see-noog-DAH-nahn
- Root and affixes
Related to sugod, meaning to start or begin.
- Variants or conjugations
sugod; pagsugod; sinugdan; sinugdanan
- Related words and expressions
sugod; first; origin; end; time
- Meaning and usage notes
Sinugdanan is used for the beginning or start of a story, process, stage, or situation. For “principle” as a moral value, prinsipyo may fit better.
basic wordsbeginningfirstoriginprocessstarttime
Sa sinugdanan, lisod kini.
In the beginning, this is difficult.
Kini ang sinugdanan sa istorya.
This is the beginning of the story.