Magasan

Magasan is a term in Filipino/Tagalog that translates roughly to high or elevated in English. It can function as an adjective or adverb to describe something at a greater height or position above its surroundings. The sense is strictly spatial, referring to physical height rather than quality or intensity.

In standard Filipino, the everyday word for high is mataas. Magasan tends to appear in descriptive prose, regional speech, or literary contexts where a more elevated or poetic tone is desired. It may also appear as a variant in older dictionaries or local usage; its prevalence varies by dialect and era.

Etymology and related terms: The form magasan is generally linked to the root taas (height) and is formed through affixes that mark elevation, distinguishing it from mataas, which is the more common descriptor of height in everyday speech. Related terms include taas and taasan (to raise), which share the same semantic field of height and elevation.