dalaga

From Tagalog dalaga (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).

dalaga (plural dalagas)

1. (Philippines) A young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).

• IPA^(key): /daˈlaɡa/, [d̪ʌˈl̪a.ɡʌ]
• Hyphenation: da‧la‧ga

dalaga

1. maiden; lass

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).

dalága

1. dame

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).

dalaga

1. unmarried young woman

Borrowed from Tagalog dalaga.

• IPA^(key): /daˈlaɡa/ [d̪aˈla.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: da‧la‧ga

dalaga f (plural dalagas)

1. a young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman
   • Early 20th century, Music by Borromeo Lou , Lyrics by Vicente Orendain, Himno de la Ciudad de Zamboanga:

     Zamboanga hermosa/ Preciosa perlita/ Orgullo de Mindanao/Tus bellas dalagas/son las que hermosean/Tu deliciosa ciudad

• “dalaga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”). Also possibly Sanskrit of origin, either Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā, “girl, daughter”), or Sanskrit दार (dāra, “wife”). Compare Aklanon daeaga, Bikol Central daraga, Cebuano dalaga, Hiligaynon dalaga, Malay dara, and Urak Lawoi' ราดารา (radara).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈlaɡa/ [dɐˈla.ɣɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: da‧la‧ga
• Homophone: Dalaga

dalaga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ)

1. young, unmarried lady; maiden (especially one that has passed puberty)

   Synonym: binibini

   Coordinate term: binata

• Dalaga

dalaga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ)

1. unmarried; single (of a woman)
2. (by extension) virgin; chaste (of a woman)

   Synonym: birhen

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