dalagita

Cebuano

Etymology

Diminutive of dalaga, from dalaga +‎ -ita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dalaˈɡita/ [d̪ɐ.l̪ɐˈɡi.t̪ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧la‧gi‧ta

Noun

dalagita

  1. young lady

Hiligaynon

Noun

dalagíta

  1. maid, a girl

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dalaga +‎ -ita (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalaˈɡita/ [d̪ɐ.lɐˈɣiː.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Syllabification: da‧la‧gi‧ta

Noun

dalagita (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄᜒᜆ)

  1. young girl; adolescent girl
    Synonyms: (colloquial) dalaginday, (colloquial) dalaginding
    Coordinate term: binatilyo

Further reading

  • “dalagita”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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