parikala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिकर (parikara, “covert or indirect intimation of coming events in a plot”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɾiˈkalaʔ/ [pɐ.ɾɪˈxaː.lɐʔ], /paɾiˈkala/ [pɐ.ɾɪˈxaː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -alaʔ, -ala
  • Syllabification: pa‧ri‧ka‧la

Noun

parikalà or parikala (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜃᜎ)

  1. (literature) irony
    Synonym: ironiya

Derived terms

  • magparikala
  • may parikala
  • parikalaan

See also

Further reading

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