balakat

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mag-Anchi Ayta.

Noun

balakat

1. Ziziphus talanai (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈlakat/ [bɐˈla.xɐt]
• Rhymes: -akat
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧kat

Etymology 1

Noun

balakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜆ᜔)

1. ring reinforcement of a handle (of bolos, knives, chisels, etc.)

   Synonyms: baat, balaat, sakla, buklod

2. headband inside a helmet

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mag-Anchi Ayta.

Noun

balakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜆ᜔)

1. Ziziphus talanai (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)