magkakalapati

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ kalapati with partial reduplication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɡkakalaˈpati/, [mɐɡ.kɐ.xɐ.lɐˈpa.tɪ]
  • Hyphenation: mag‧ka‧ka‧la‧pa‧ti

Noun

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. pigeon keeper
  2. pigeon dealer

Verb

magkakalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜃᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. contemplative aspect of magkalapati

Further reading
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 431.
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