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Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akərahaq, possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Maranao kera' and Iban kerah-kerah.
Pronunciation
Noun
aklahà or aklahá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜑ)
- cry or chatter of monkeys
- Synonym: kara
- (colloquial, obsolete) shout or cry (when wronged or in need of help)
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Further reading
- “aklaha”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “aklaha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 10
- Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 13.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*akerahaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI