kalapati

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Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

From Ilocano.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalapati

  1. dove; pigeon

Ilocano

Noun

kalapati

  1. dove

Karao

Alternative forms

Noun

kalapati

  1. dove; pigeon

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

kalapati

  1. dove

Sambali

Noun

kalapati

  1. dove; pigeon

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Supposedly palapati, borrowed from Malay parapati (“pigeon”), from Sanskrit पारापत (pārāpata, “pigeon”). According to Potet (2016), the word was borrowed via written Malay. The Jawi ڤ (p) was misread as ق (q). Thus, changing the /p/ into a /k/ when spoken. Compare Pangasinan malapati, Kapampangan patipati, Bikol Central salampati, Cebuano pati, Maranao marampatik, Tausug māpati, and Malay merpati. Doublet of patipati.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. (ornithology) dove; pigeon
    Synonyms: paloma, patipati
  2. (euphemistic) prostitute; ellipsis of kalapating mababa ang lipad.
    Synonyms: puta, pokpok

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