kalahati

Tagalog

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Cardinal: dalawa     Spanish cardinal: dos     Ordinal: ikalawa, pangalawa     Spanish ordinal: segundo, segunda     Ordinal abbreviation: ika-2, pang-2     Adverbial: makalawa, makadalawa     Multiplier: doble, dalawang ibayo     Distributive: tigdalawa, dalawahan, dala-dalawa     Restrictive: dadalawa     Fractional: kalahati
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Alternative forms

• calahati — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From kahati +‎ *-al-. Also possibly from blend of ikalawa +‎ hati.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kalaˈhatiʔ/ [kɐ.lɐˈhaː.t̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -atiʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧la‧ha‧ti

Noun

kalahatì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒ)

1. half (one of two equal parts into which anything may be divided)

Adjective

kalahatì (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜑᜆᜒ)

1. half (consisting of a half)

Derived terms

• kala-kalahati
• kalahatian
• kalahatian-ng-buwan
• kalahatiin
• kalahating oras
• magkalahati
• makalahati
• mangalahati
• tigkakalahati

See also

• kabaak
• kabiyak
• medya

Further reading

• “kalahati”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018