bal-aken

Kankanaey

Etymology

From bal-ak +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈʔakən/ [bʌlˈʔaː.k̠ɨn]
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /barˈʔakən/ [bʌrˈʔaː.k̠ɨn]
  • Rhymes: -akən
  • Syllabification: bal-a‧ken

Verb

bal-ákën

  1. (used only in prayers) to make sick

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of bal-aken
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian bal-aken,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) bal-akon
Sabangan bal-aken,
(elderly) bal-aken / bar-aken
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada bal-aken,
(elderly) bal-aken / bar-aken,
(Tanulong) ghal-aken

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “bal-ák”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 59
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