taraki

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈɾaki/ [tɐˈɾa.ki]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ra‧ki

Noun

taráki (Kur-itan spelling ᜆᜎᜃᜒ)

  1. handsomeness, referring to a male person
    Coordinate term: pintas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kankanaey taraki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈɾaki/ [tɐˈɾa.ki]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ra‧ki

Adjective

taráki (Kur-itan spelling ᜆᜎᜃᜒ) (Cordillera)

  1. cool, gorgeous, describing something positive and to be admired
    • 2019 November 15, Kriss Tee Hang, “Taraki Kami Nga Igorot”, in Christy Baghang (lyrics), There Is A Beautiful God:
      Igorot, taraki kami nga Igorot
      Kastoy kami nga Igorot, ha’n nga uso ti nasadot
      Masapa idiay garden agmula iti nateng
      Igorot, taraki kami nga Igorot
      Igorot, we are Igorot that is cool
      We Igorots are like this, being scared is not the norm
      Early [to go] on the garden, planting some vegetables
      Igorot, we are Igorot that is cool

References

  • Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000) “taraki”, in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano[1] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈɾaki/ [tʌˈɾaː.ki̞]
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: ta‧ra‧ki

Adjective

taráki

  1. cool, gorgeous, describing something positive and to be admired
    • 2021 August 26, Dwayne Jones, “Magay Taraki Na”‎[2]:
      San barbaro ay gayyemmo
      Magay tarakina
      Adimmet ta asawaen ta anakandaka
      Idi duwata paylang kakaasiak tan manloloko ka
      Din barbaro ay gayyemmo
      Magay tarakina
      You have a new partner
      Their coolness is nonexistent
      You don't like to marry [that person] because [you will inherit their children]
      When we were together I am in so much pity because you are a deceiver
      So when you have a new partner
      Their coolness is nonexistent

Further reading

  • Daniel Ted C. Feliciano (16 November 2014) “What Does The Kankana-ey Word "Taraki" Mean?”, in The Cordilleran Sun[3]