alaska
See also: Alaska
English
editNoun
editalaska (plural alaskas)
- Alternative letter-case form of Alaska (“baked Alaska”)
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Adjective
editalaska (accusative singular alaskan, plural alaskaj, accusative plural alaskajn)
Tagalog
editEtymology
editRoot word of alaskador (“one who loves to tease people”), with the etymology uncertain. The old meaning may have referred to “someone who always wants to be above others”, coined from the catchphrase of the milk-producing company Alaska, with tagline “Wala pa ring tatalo sa Alaska”, literally, “Still, no one can beat Alaska”. This meaning being associated with boastfulness and condescension made its sense shift to the current meaning.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlaska/ [ʔɐˈlas.kɐ]
- Rhymes: -aska
- Syllabification: a‧las‧ka
- Homophone: Alaska
Noun
editalaska (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜐ᜔ᜃ) (slang)
- act of teasing, making fun of, riduculing, or vexing
- Synonym: asar
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