lamang

Masbate Sorsogon

Adverb

lamang

  1. just; only; merely

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Philippine *lámaŋ (“only, just, but”). Compare Hanunoo lamang, Agutaynen lamang, and Cebuano lamang.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlamaŋ/ [ˈla.mɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -amaŋ
  • Syllabification: la‧mang

Adverb

lamang (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

  1. (sometimes formal) only; just
    Synonym: lang
  2. exclusively; particularly
    Synonyms: talaga, sadya
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano lam-ang (“overstep; exceed”).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈmaŋ/ [lɐˈmaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: la‧mang

Noun

lamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

  1. advantage one has over another
    Synonyms: higit, kahigtan, bentaha, kabentahan, kalamangan
  2. taking of advantage over another
    Synonym: paglamang
  3. point advantage over one's opponent
    Synonyms: abante, kalamangan
Derived terms
  • ikalamang
  • ipalamang
  • kalamangan
  • lumamang
  • magpalamang
  • makalamang
  • makalamang
  • malamang
  • malamangan
  • malamangan
  • mapagpalamang
  • pagkalamang
  • palamang
  • palamangin
  • panlalamang

Adjective

lamáng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜋᜅ᜔)

  1. at an advantage over another
    Synonyms: nakalalamang, nakahihigit
  2. ahead in one's points over one's opponent
    Synonyms: abante, nakaaabante, nakalalamang

Further reading
  • “lamang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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