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English
Noun
bakla (plural baklas)
- (Philippines) Effeminate man.
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bakˈlaʔ/
- Hyphenation: bak‧la
Etymology 1
Noun
baklâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ)
- tank goby
Etymology 2
Noun
baklâ (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ)
- (derogatory) effeminate man; fag
- gay male, homosexual man
- Synonym: bading
Derived terms
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
bȃkla f
- torch
Inflection
Further reading
- “bakla”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Said to be a blend of babae + lalake or also from Etymology 2.
Pronunciation
Noun
baklâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ) (colloquial, mildly derogatory)
- effeminate man; womanish man; homosexual male
- Synonyms: bading, bayot, beki, baklita, binabae, badap, (gay slang) siyoki, (gay slang) siyokla, (gay slang) baklush, (slang) x-men, (historical) asog, (euphemistic) dalaginding, (slang) sirena, (slang) biniboy, (obsolete) babainin; see also Thesaurus:bakla
Derived terms
See also
Adjective
baklâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ) (colloquial, mildly derogatory)
- effeminate; womanish; homosexual
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
baklá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ)
- distress; perplexity; worry; concern
- Synonyms: pag-aalaala, di-pagkapalagay
- alarm; fear caused by sudden realization of danger
- Synonyms: sindak, bagabag, tigatig
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish باقلا (bakla), from Arabic بَاقِلّاء (bāqillāʔ, “broad bean”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bakla (definite accusative baklayı, plural baklalar)
- broad bean (Vicia faba)
- link (of a chain)
Declension
Synonyms
References
- “bakla”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu