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Tagalog
Etymology
From baka + sakali.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌkaʔ saˈkaliʔ/ , (colloquial) /baˌka saˈkaleʔ/
- IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /baˌka(ʔ) saˈkaliʔ/
- Rhymes: -aliʔ
- Syllabification: ba‧ka-sa‧ka‧li
Conjunction
bakâ-sakalì (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃᜐᜃᜎᜒ)
- in case; perchance; possibly
Magdadala na ako ng payong, at baka-sakaling umulan- I'll bring an umbrella, in case it will rain.
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