kalakian

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier kalakiyan / kalakyan with change of glide ⟨y⟩ into a glottal stop, from Kapampangan kalakian (“male carabao”). Compare Ilocano kalakian (“male animal”) and Karao kalakiyan (“big male water buffalo”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaˈkiʔan/ [kɐ.lɐˈxiː.ʔɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -iʔan
  • Syllabification: ka‧la‧ki‧an

Noun

kalakian (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜃᜒᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. adult male carabao in its prime

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