galagala

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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of gala.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la‧ga‧la

Noun[edit]

galagala

  1. a money dance

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Malay gala-gala (tar oil), plural of gala (resin), ultimately from Sanskrit गल (gala, resin).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡalaɡaˈla/ [ɡɐ.lɐ.ɣɐˈla], /ɡalaˈɡala/ [ɡɐ.lɐˈɣa.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -a, -ala
  • Syllabification: ga‧la‧ga‧la

Noun[edit]

galagalá or galagala (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜄᜎ)

  1. pitch; tar plaster; calker; caulker
  2. almaciga (Agathis dammara, syn. Agathis philippensis)
    Synonyms: almasiga, dayungon, dadyangan

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