mamamalaka

Tagalog

Etymology

From mam- +‎ palaka with initial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌmamamalaˈkaʔ/ [ˌmaː.mɐ.mɐ.lɐˈxaʔ] (“frog catcher”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • IPA(key): /maˌmamaˈlakaʔ/ [mɐˌmaː.mɐˈlaː.xɐʔ] (“harrier”, noun)
      • Rhymes: -akaʔ
    • IPA(key): /maˌmamalaˈkaʔ/ [mɐˌmaː.mɐ.lɐˈxaʔ] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ma‧ma‧la‧ka

Noun

mámamalakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜎᜃ)

  1. frog catcher

Noun

mamámalakà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜎᜃ)

  1. harrier (birds of prey)

Verb

mamámalakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋᜎᜃ)

  1. contemplative aspect of mamalaka

Further reading

  • “mamamalaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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