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Kapampangan
Etymology
Borrowed from Mag-Anchi Ayta.
Noun
balakat
- Ziziphus talanai (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
balakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜆ᜔)
- ring reinforcement of a handle (of bolos, knives, chisels, etc.)
- Synonyms: baat, balaat, sakla, buklod
- headband inside a helmet
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Mag-Anchi Ayta.
Noun
balakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜆ᜔)
- Ziziphus talanai (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)