halangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay halangan. Equivalent to halang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haˈlaŋan]
• Hyphenation: ha‧lang‧an

Noun

halangan (plural halangan-halangan)

1. obstacle, hindrance

   halangan bagi perkembangan masyarakat ― obstacle to the development of the society

Further reading

• “halangan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From halang (to block) +‎ -an.

Noun

halangan (Jawi spelling هالڠن, plural halangan-halangan or halangan²)

1. obstacle, hindrance

Descendants

• Indonesian: halangan

Further reading

• "halangan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "halangan" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Tagalog halang

Proto-Austronesian *-an

Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an

Proto-Philippine *-an

Tagalog -an

Tagalog halangan

From halang + -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈlaŋan/ [hɐˈlaː.ŋɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ha‧la‧ngan

Verb

halangan (complete hinalangan, progressive hinahalangan, contemplative hahalangan, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜅᜈ᜔)

1. to put a barrier; to block with an obstacle

   Synonyms: harangan, hadlangan

2. to prevent; to stop

   Synonyms: pigilin, hadlangan

3. to provide with a temporary screen

   Synonym: tabingan

4. to place something to separate two things

   Synonym: pagitanan

5. (Batangas) to substitute for

   Synonym: halilihan

6. (dialectal, Quezon) to make spicy (of food)

   Synonym: anghangan

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for halangan (Class II) - mag/an object verb

root word		halang
trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative	recently complete
actor	mag-	maghalang	naghalang	naghahalang nagahalang2	maghahalang magahalang2 gahalang2	kahahalang1 kapaghahalang1 kakahalang kakapaghalang kapapaghalang
object	-an	halangan	hinalangan	hinahalangan inahalangan2	hahalangan ahalangan2	—
locative	pag- -an	paghalangan	pinaghalangan	pinapaghalangan pinaghahalangan	papaghalangan paghahalangan	⁠—
benefactive	ipag-	ipaghalang	ipinaghalang	ipinapaghalang	ipapaghalang	⁠—
instrument	ipang-	ipanghalang	ipinanghalang	ipinapanghalang	ipapanghalang	⁠—
causative	ikapag-	ikapaghalang	ikinapaghalang	ikinapaghahalang1 ikinakapaghalang	ikapaghahalang1 ikakapaghalang	⁠—
referential	pag- -an	paghalangan	pinaghalangan	pinapaghalangan pinaghahalangan	papaghalangan paghahalangan	⁠—

¹ Used in formal contexts. ² Dialectal use only.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative	recently complete
actor	magpa-	magpahalang	nagpahalang	nagpapahalang	magpapahalang	⁠kapahahalang1 kapapahalang kapagpapahalang kakapahalang
actor-secondary	papag- -in	papaghalangin	pinapaghalang	pinapapaghalang	papapaghalangin	⁠—
object	pa- -an	pahalangan	pinahalangan	pinapahalangan pinahahalangan	papahalangan pahahalangan	⁠—
benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpahalang	ipinagpahalang	ipinagpapahalang1 ipinapagpahalang	ipagpapahalang1 ipapagpahalang	⁠—
causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpahalang	ikinapagpahalang	ikinapagpapahalang1 ikinakapagpahalang	ikapagpapahalang1 ikakapagpahalang	⁠—
locative	pagpa- -an	pagpahalangan	pinagpahalangan	pinagpapahahalangan1 pinapagpahalangan	pagpapahahalangan1 papagpahalangan	⁠—
	papag- -an	papaghalangan	pinapaghalangan	pinapapaghalangan	papapaghalangan	⁠—
referential	papag- -an	papaghalangan	pinapaghalangan	pinapapaghalangan	papapaghalangan	⁠—

¹ Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

direct action verbs
trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
actor	makapag-	makapaghalang	nakapaghalang	nakapaghahalang1 nakakapaghalang	makapaghahalang1 makakapaghalang
object	⁠ ma- -an	mahalangan	nahalangan	nahahalangan	mahahalangan
benefactive	maipag-	maipaghalang	naipaghalang	naipaghahalang1 naipapaghalang naiipaghalang	maipaghahalang1 maipapaghalang maiipaghalang
causative	maikapag-	maikapaghalang	naikapaghalang	naikapaghahalang1 naikapapaghalang naiikapaghalang	maikapaghahalang1 maikapapaghalang maiikapaghalang
	maipag-	maipaghalang	naipaghalang	naipaghahalang1 naipapaghalang naiipaghalang	maipaghahalang1 maipapaghalang maiipaghalang
locative	mapag- -an	mapaghalangan	napaghalangan	napaghahalangan1 napapaghalangan	mapaghahalangan1 mapapaghalangan
indirect action verbs
trigger	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
actor	makapagpa-	makapagpahalang	nakapagpahalang	nakapagpapahalang1 nakakapagpahalang	makapagpapahalang1 makakapagpahalang
actor-secondary	mapapag-	mapapaghalang	napapaghalang	napapapaghalang	mapapapaghalang
object	mapa- -an	mapahalangan	napahalangan	napahahalangan1 napapahalangan	mapahahalangan1 mapapahalangan
benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpahalang	naipagpahalang	naipagpapahalang1 naipapagpahalang naiipagpahalang	maipagpapahalang1 maipapagpahalang maiipagpahalang
causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpahalang	naikapagpahalang	naikapagpapahalang1 naikakapagpahalang naiikapagpahalang	maikapagpapahalang1 maikakapagpahalang maiikapagpahalang
locative	mapagpa- -an	mapagpahalangan	napagpahalangan	napagpapahahalangan1 napapagpahalangan	mapagpapahahalangan1 mapapagpahalangan
	mapapag- -an	mapapaghalangan	napapaghalangan	napapapaghalangan	mapapapaghalangan
referential	mapapag- -an	mapapaghalangan	napapaghalangan	napapapaghalangan	mapapapaghalangan

¹ Used in formal contexts.

Social (maki-) verb forms

form	affix	aspect
		infinitive	complete	progressive	contemplative
direct	makipag-	makipaghalang	nakipaghalang	nakikipaghalang	makikipaghalang
	maki-	makihalang	nakihalang	nakikihalang	makikihalang
indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpahalang	nakipagpahalang	nakikipagpahalang	makikipagpahalang