kamalala
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Ilocano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Sanskrit का॑मलोल (kā́malola, “overcome with desire or passion”). See Sanskrit काम (kā́ma).
Noun[edit]
kamalala
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Early borrowing from Spanish camarada, from cámara (“chamber”) + -ada, with sound shift from /ɾ/ to /l/.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kamalala (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜎᜎ) (obsolete)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila
- page 52: “Amigo) Camalala (pp) C. vno de otro”
- page 128: “Camarada) Camalala (pp) C. o amiſtad [entre dos]”
- Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 317