pala-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pala"

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paˈla/ [pɐˈla]
• Syllabification: pa‧la-

Prefix

palá- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎ)

1. doing something a lot; fond of doing something

   ‎pala- + ‎biro (“joke”) → ‎palabiro (“funny; someone who likes telling jokes”)

   ‎pala- + ‎tawa (“laugh”) → ‎palatawa (“someone who laughs a lot”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with pala-

Further reading

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