balaki

Makasar

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlaki/, [ɓa.ˈla.ki]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧la‧ki

Adjective

balaki (Lontara spelling ᨅᨒᨀᨗ)

  1. tomboyish, boyish, acting like a man
    Baine balaki ― A tomboy girl

Further reading

  • Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlakiʔ/ [bɐˈlaː.xɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -akiʔ
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧ki

Noun

balakì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜒ) (grammar)

  1. neuter

References

  • Santos, Lope K. (1939) Balarilà ng Wikang Pambansá [Grammar of the National Language]‎[1] (overall work in Tagalog), Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, →ISBN
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