kamalala
Ilocano edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Sanskrit का॑मलोल (kā́malola, “overcome with desire or passion”). See Sanskrit काम (kā́ma).
Noun edit
kamalala
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Early borrowing from Spanish camarada, from cámara (“chamber”) + -ada, with sound shift from /ɾ/ to /l/.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kamalala (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
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Further reading edit
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 52: “Amigo) Camalala (pp) C. vno de otro”
- page 128: “Camarada) Camalala (pp) C. o amiſtad [entre dos]”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 317