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Hanunoo
Etymology
Compare Tagalog alaala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔalaˈʔala/
- Rhymes: -ala
- Syllabification: a‧la‧a‧la
Noun
alaala (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜠᜮ)
- memory; thought
Derived terms
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24
Tagalog
Pronunciation 1
Noun
alaala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜀᜎ)
- memory; recollection
- remembrance; memento; token
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Noun
alaalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜀᜎ)
- (slightly archaic) alternative form of alala: worry; anxiety
Adjective
alaalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜀᜎ)
- (slightly archaic) alternative form of alala: worry; anxiety
Derived terms