gakgak

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Noun

gakgak

  1. crow

Synonyms

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gakgak (“caw, as a crow; raucous talking of people”), probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡakˈɡak/ [ɡɐkˈɡak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: gak‧gak

Noun

gakgák (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜃ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)

  1. idle talk; babble; chatter
    Synonyms: daldal, satsat, tsismis
  2. idle talker; babbler; chatterer
    Synonyms: daldalero, satsatero, bungangero

Derived terms

Adjective

gakgák (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜃ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)

  1. fond of babbling; fond of chattering
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