aklaha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akərahaq, possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Maranao kera' and Iban kerah-kerah.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ʔakˈlahaʔ/ [ʔɐkˈlaː.hɐʔ]
      • Rhymes: -ahaʔ
    • IPA(key): /ʔaklaˈha/ [ʔɐk.lɐˈha]
      • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ak‧la‧ha

Noun

aklahà or aklahá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜑ)

  1. cry or chatter of monkeys
    Synonym: kara
  2. (colloquial, obsolete) shout or cry (when wronged or in need of help)

Derived terms

  • aklahaan
  • aklahahan
  • umaklaha

See also

Further reading

  • “aklaha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “aklaha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 10
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 13.
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*akerahaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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