kagalang-galang
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From ka- + galang with reduplication.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌɡalaŋ ˈɡalaŋ/ [kɐˌɣa.lɐŋ ˈɡa.lɐŋ]
- Rhymes: -alaŋ
- Syllabification: ka‧ga‧lang-ga‧lang
Adjective edit
kagalang-galang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)
- honorable; respectable
- Synonyms: kapita-pitagan, onorable