kalkal

Ibaloi

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalkal/, [kɐl.kɐl]
  • Hyphenation: kal‧kal

Noun

kalkal

  1. momma (combination of betel nut, betel leaf, and lime powder, plus other ingredients chewed by Igorots and other Austronesian tribes)
    Wara'y kalkal mo?
    Do you have a momma?

Verb

kalkal (Future tense kalkalen, Past tense kinalkal, Present tense pankalkala)

  1. to chew momma, to chew something
    Kalkal mo'n shili say egka mesinnekan.
    Chew it good, for you not to be choked.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qalqal/, [qɐl.qɐl]
  • Hyphenation: kal‧kal

Verb

kalkal (Future tense kalkalen, Past tense kinalkal, Present tense pankalkala)

  1. to dig; to dig deeper
    Kalkal mo'y bu-day, baka eta-bukan.
    Dig the ground, it might have been buried.
  2. to search thoroughly
    Kalkal mo ga shita kampit ko.
    Search it thoroughly in my bag.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalˈkal/ [kɐlˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: kal‧kal

Noun

kalkál (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. act of gently scratching something using the hands or fingernails
  2. act of thoroughly searching for something

Derived terms

  • kalkalin
  • kumalkal
  • magkalkal

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