magkakalapati

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ kalapati with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡkakalaˈpati/ [mɐɡ.kɐ.xɐ.lɐˈpaː.t̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ati
• Syllabification: mag‧ka‧ka‧la‧pa‧ti

Noun

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

1. pigeon keeper
2. pigeon dealer

Verb

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

1. contemplative aspect of magkalapati

Further reading

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