palaka

palaka

1. one

• IPA^(key): /paˈla.ka/, [pəˈlɐ.kə]

From pa- +‎ laka

palaka

1. (stative) indifferent; inactive; uninterested; lax; listless; apathetic; oblivious.

• hoʻopalaka (“feign indifference”, verb)
• kūpalaka (“congested”)

Borrowed from English frock.

palaka

1. shirt, with short or long sleeves.

• palaka aloha (“aloha shirt”)

Borrowed from English block.

palaka

1. block.

Borrowed from English plug.

palaka

1. plug.

• palaka in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

• palaca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /palaˈkaʔ/ [pɐ.lɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧ka

palakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃ)

1. frog; toad

   Synonyms: (rare) rana, (obsolete) kokak

• “palaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “palaka”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

• alpaka, kalapa

Part of etymology may derive from ẹ̀ka (“branch”)

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā.lā.kā/

palaka

1. tree fork, the forked branches of a tree