magkakalapati

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ kalapati with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡkakalaˈpati/ [mɐɡ.kɐ.xɐ.lɐˈpaː.t̪ɪ]
  • Rhymes: -ati
  • Syllabification: mag‧ka‧ka‧la‧pa‧ti

Noun

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. pigeon keeper
  2. pigeon dealer

Verb

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. contemplative aspect of magkalapati

Further reading

  • Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 431
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