Balagtas
See also: balagtas
Tagalog
Etymology
Alternative form of Bagtas, a legendary leader of Namayan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaɡˈtas/ [bɐ.lɐɡˈtas]
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: Ba‧lag‧tas
Proper noun
Balagtás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)
- Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (1788-1862)
- Balagtas (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)
- Synonym: Bigaa
- Balagtas (a barangay of Batangas, City Batangas, Philippines)
- a surname from Tagalog, borne by the ancestors and followers of the legendary leader Bagtas of Namayan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Balagtas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Balagtas, Bulacan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl- Francisco Balagtas on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia tl
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