alaala

See also: ala ala and ala-ala

Hanunoo

Etymology

Compare Tagalog alaala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈʔala/ [ʔa.laˈʔa.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: a‧la‧a‧la

Noun

alaala (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜮᜠᜮ)

1. memory; thought

Derived terms

• maalaala

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 24

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ala-ala

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaˈʔala/ [ʔɐ.lɐˈʔaː.lɐ] (“memory; remembrance”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • IPA^(key): /ʔalaʔaˈla/ [ʔɐ.lɐ.ʔɐˈla] (“worry; anxiety”, noun, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧la‧a‧la

Noun

alaala (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜀᜎ)

1. memory; recollection

   Synonyms: memorya, gunamgunam, gunita, salimisim, bulay-bulay

2. remembrance; memento; token

Derived terms

• alaalahin
• alalahanin
• ipaalaala
• maalaala
• maalalahanin
• magpaalaala
• makaalaala
• mapag-alaala
• paalaala
• paalalahanan
• pag-alaala
• pagpapaalaala
• pakaalalahanin
• umaalaala

Noun

alaalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜀᜎ) (slightly archaic)

1. alternative form of alala: worry; anxiety

Adjective

alaalá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜀᜎ) (slightly archaic)

1. alternative form of alala: worried; anxious

Derived terms

• mag-alaala

Further reading

• “alaala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “alaala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 15
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 16: “Acordarſe) Alaala (pp) de lo q̃ ſe le avia olvidado”
  • page 415: “Memoria) Alaala (pp) de algo”
  • page 475: “Penſar) Alaala (pp) ymajinar y tantear algo”

Tokelauan

Noun

alaala

1. white trevally

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 11