pakialam

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Tagalog[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From paki- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pakiʔaˈlam/, [pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ki‧a‧lam
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Noun[edit]

pakialám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. care; concern; sympathy
    May pakialam ako sa'yo dahil kaibigan kita.
    I have concern for you because you're my friend.
  2. right to encourage or pressure someone to do something
  3. meddling; interference
    Synonyms: sawsaw, (dialectal) kurawraw
    Ang kapal minsan ng pagpapakialam ng mga korporasyon sa news natin.
    The meddling of corporations on our news can be shrewd.

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Further reading[edit]

  • “pakialam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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