bakle

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakˈle/ [bɐkˈlɛ]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: bak‧le

Noun

baklé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. striped snakehead (Channa striata)
    Synonym: anak-dalag
Alternative forms
  • bakule

Etymology 2

From colloquial pronunciation spelling of bakli (“broken; bent; crooked”). Compare the distinction of English straight and bent in English slang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakˈleʔ/ [bɐkˈlɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -eʔ
  • Syllabification: bak‧le

Adjective

baklê (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

  1. (colloquial) alternative form of bakli
  2. (slang) stupid; dumb
    Synonyms: tanga, bobo
  3. (slang) homosexual
    Synonyms: bakla, bading
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 12
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