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Alternative forms
Etymology
From pakpak + -al-.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pa‧lak‧pak
- IPA(key): /paˈlakpak/,
Noun
palákpak
- clap, applause
- Synonym: upak
Derived terms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably related to pakpak, pagakpak, and a fossilized infix *-al-. The fossilized -*al- infix is possibly related to Malay -el- infix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palakˈpak/,
- Hyphenation: pa‧lak‧pak
Noun
palakpák (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃ᜔ᜉᜃ᜔)
- clap
- (music) ratchet; rattle for scaring birds
- Synonyms: palango, matraka, pakanlog
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “palakpak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila, page 409: “Matraca) Palacpac (pc) para es pantar pajaros hazen la de vna caña hendida de çierta manera.”