mahalaga
Bikol Central edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /mahalaˈɡa/, [ma.ha.l̪aˈɡa]
- IPA(key): /maʔalaˈɡa/, [ma.ʔa.l̪aˈɡa] (h-dropping)
- Hyphenation: ma‧ha‧la‧ga
Adjective edit
mahalagá (intensified mahalagahon, Basahan spelling ᜋᜑᜎᜄ)
- valuable
- Antonym: inutil
- (by extension) important
- Synonym: importante
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From ma- + halaga. Compare Sanskrit महार्घ (mahārgha).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mahalagá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜑᜎᜄ)
- valuable
- important
- Synonym: importante
Waray-Waray edit
Etymology edit
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mahalaga