kalangbahala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kalang (payment for someone else's wrongdoings) +‎ bahala (taking care of; management).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌkalaŋbaˈhalaʔ/ [ˌkaː.lɐm.bɐˈhaː.lɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -alaʔ
  • Syllabification: ka‧lang‧ba‧ha‧la

Noun

kálangbahalà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜅ᜔ᜊᜑᜎ) (obsolete)

  1. assisting someone in their lawsuit by serving as a surety or legal guarantor

Derived terms

  • kalangbahalaan
  • kalangbahalain
  • magkalangbahala

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