magbabakal

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From mag- + bakal (iron), from an initial reduplication of bakal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡbabaˈkal/ [mɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈxal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧kal

Noun

magbabakál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. blacksmith; metalworker
  2. (informal) person who sells scrap metal; iron dealer

Verb

magbabakál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of magbakal (to shoe (a horse))

Etymology 2

From mag- + bakal (stave for planting seeds), from an initial reduplication of bakal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡbaˈbakal/ [mɐɡ.bɐˈba.xɐl]
  • Rhymes: -akal
  • Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧kal

Verb

magbabakal (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. contemplative aspect of magbakal (to plant (seeds or seedlings) with a stave)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.