lakaya

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare kaya (“any hunting instrument”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈkaja/ [lɐˈxaː.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Syllabification: la‧ka‧ya

Noun

lakaya (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜌ)

  1. (fishing, obsolete) act of fishing or angling
    Synonym: pangingisda
  2. (fishing) a type of net made of cloth or coarse abaca commonly used for capturing small fishes

Derived terms

  • lakayahin
  • malakaya
  • malalakaya
  • mamalakaya
  • mamamalakaya
  • palakaya
  • pamalakaya
  • pamamalakaya
  • pinalakayahan

See also

References

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