Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From mag- +‎ kalapati with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maɡkakalaˈpati/, [mɐɡ.kɐ.xɐ.lɐˈpa.tɪ]
  • Hyphenation: mag‧ka‧ka‧la‧pa‧ti

Noun edit

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. pigeon keeper
  2. pigeon dealer

Verb edit

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. contemplative aspect of magkalapati

Further reading edit

  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 431.