galagala
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of gala.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ga‧la‧ga‧la
Noun edit
galagala
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malay gala-gala (“tar oil”), plural of gala (“resin”), ultimately from Sanskrit गल (gala, “resin”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡalaɡaˈla/ [ɡɐ.lɐ.ɣɐˈla], /ɡalaˈɡala/ [ɡɐ.lɐˈɣa.lɐ]
- Rhymes: -a, -ala
- Syllabification: ga‧la‧ga‧la
Noun edit
galagalá or galagala (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜄᜎ)
- pitch; tar plaster; calker; caulker
- almaciga (Agathis dammara, syn. Agathis philippensis)
See also edit
References edit
- “galagala” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- Agathis+philippensis at The Plant List