pala-

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈla/ [pɐˈla]
• Syllabification: pa‧la-

palá- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ)

1. Refers to someone who frequently performs the root or is fond of performing the root

   ‎pala- + ‎biro (“joke”) → ‎palabiro (“funny; someone who likes telling jokes”)

   ‎pala- + ‎tawa (“laugh”) → ‎palatawa (“someone who laughs a lot”)

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

• alpa, alap, lapa