balaga

Tagalog

Etymology

An earlier variant of bulaga, attested in Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /balaˈɡaʔ/ [bɐ.lɐˈɣaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /balaˈɡa/ [bɐ.lɐˈɣa] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧ga

Interjection

balagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ)

1. Alternative form of bulaga

Noun

balagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ)

1. Alternative form of bulaga

Derived terms

• balaghan
• kababalaghan

 

References

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier

Yoruba

Etymology

From Arabic بَلَغَ (balaḡa) or from bà +‎ ní +‎ agà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bà.lá.ɡà/

Verb

bàlágà

1. to reach the age of puberty; to become sexually mature

Derived terms

• aṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀bàlágà (“adolescent”)
• ìgbà àṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀bàlágà (“adolescence”)