balaklaot

• balaclaot, balaclauot — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• balaklawot — obsolete

From Malay barat laut, with dissimilation of /t/ to /k/ before /l/ (cf. iklog). Compare Kapampangan balaklaut.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌbalakˈlaʔot/ [ˌbaː.lɐkˈlaː.ʔot̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aʔot
• Syllabification: ba‧lak‧la‧ot

bálakláot (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃ᜔ᜎᜂᜆ᜔) (meteorology)

1. strong northwest wind; monsoon

• “balaklaot”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1979–1983), Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 1, page xiv