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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
silangan - silang - -an~
si.la.ngan. - 3 syllables

-an = silangan
silangan

silangan [sí.la.ngan.] : orient (n.)
silang [sí.lang.] : rise (v.)
sila [si.la.] : they (pron.)

Derivatives of silang


Glosses:
orient
n. (location)1. east, orientthe countries of Asia.
~ asiathe nations of the Asian continent collectively.
~ far easta popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia).
n. (location)2. eastern hemisphere, orientthe hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia.
~ old worldthe regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas.
~ hemispherehalf of the terrestrial globe.
~ africathe second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean.
~ australiathe smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
~ eurasiathe land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia.
v. (stative)3. orient, pointbe oriented.; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
~ liebe located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position.
v. (perception)4. orient, orientatedetermine one's position with reference to another point.; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
~ decide, make up one's mind, determinereach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
~ guide on, guideuse as a guide.; "They had the lights to guide on"
~ reorient, reorientateorient once again, after a disorientation.
v. (stative)5. orientcause to point.; "Orient the house towards the West"
~ positioncause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation.
~ stemcause to point inward.; "stem your skis"
~ orient, pointbe oriented.; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
v. (communication)6. orientfamiliarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances.; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
~ familiarise, familiarize, acquaintmake familiar or conversant with.; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
v. (change)7. orient, tailoradjust to a specific need or market.; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
~ adapt, accommodatemake fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"