halhal

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *halhál.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: hal‧hal
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalhal/, [ˈhal̪.hal̪]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔalʔal/, [ˈʔal̪.ʔal̪] (h-dropping)

Noun

hálhál

  1. gasp
    Synonyms: hagunok, sungak-sungak
  2. pant
    Synonym: hangos-hangos

Derived terms
  • maghalhal

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خلخال (halhâl), from Arabic خَلْخَال (ḵalḵāl).

Noun

halhal m (Cyrillic spelling халхал)

  1. Alternative spelling of halhala, meaning bracelet or anklet.

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /halˈhal/ [hɐlˈhal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: hal‧hal

Noun

halhál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜑᜎ᜔)

  1. (offensive) windbag; braggart; boaster; someone who talks too much
  2. (offensive) foolish person; senseless person
  3. (offensive) someone fond of laughing without cause (usually said of women)

Derived terms
  • halhalin

Adjective

halhál (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜑᜎ᜔)

  1. (offensive) foolish; senseless
  2. (offensive) prone to silly laughing without cause (usually said of women)

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خلخال (halhâl), from Arabic خَلْخَال (ḵalḵāl).

Noun

halhal (definite accusative halhalı, plural halhallar)

  1. anklet
  2. bangle

Declension
Inflection
Nominative halhal
Definite accusative halhalı
Singular Plural
Nominative halhal halhallar
Definite accusative halhalı halhalları
Dative halhala halhallara
Locative halhalda halhallarda
Ablative halhaldan halhallardan
Genitive halhalın halhalların
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