baka-sakali

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baka +‎ sakali.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌkaʔ saˈkaliʔ/ [bɐˌxaʔ sɐˈxaː.lɪʔ], (colloquial) /baˌka saˈkaleʔ/ [bɐˌxa sɐˈxaː.lɛʔ]
    • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌka(ʔ) saˈkaliʔ/ [bɐˌxaː sɐˈxaː.lɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aliʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧ka-sa‧ka‧li

Conjunction

bakâ-sakalì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ)

  1. in case; perchance; possibly
    Magdadala na ako ng payong, at baka-sakaling umulan
    I'll bring an umbrella, in case it will rain.

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