pakialam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pakielam — informal
• pangialam
• paquialam — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

From paki- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pakiʔaˈlam/ [pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]

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• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: pa‧ki‧a‧lam

Noun

pakialám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. care; concern; sympathy

   May pakialam ako sa'yo dahil kaibigan kita.

   I have concern for you because you're my friend.

2. right to encourage or pressure someone to do something
3. meddling; interference

   Synonyms: sawsaw, (dialectal) kurawraw

   Ang kapal minsan ng pagpapakialam ng mga korporasyon sa news natin.

   The meddling of corporations on our news can be shrewd.

Derived terms

• paki
• pakialaman
• pakialamera
• pakialamero

Related terms

• makialam
• mangialam

See also

• wala akong pakialam
• wala kang pakialam

Further reading

• “pakialam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018