galakgak

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡələkˈɡak/ [ɡə.ləkˈɡäk]
• Hyphenation: ga‧lak‧gak

Noun

galakgak

1. burst of laughter
2. lizard; chameleon; iguana
3. (obsolete) Philippine flying dragon (Draco spilopterus)

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly related to galak (“joy”). Compare Ilocano garakgak (“loud laughter”), Pangasinan galakgak (“laughter”), Kapampangan galakgak (“burst of laughter”), and Malay gelakak (“hearty chuckling laughter”). The “lizard” senses may be semantic loan from Kapampangan galakgak (“laughter; flying lizard; iguana”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡalakˈɡak/ [ɡɐ.lɐkˈɡak]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ga‧lak‧gak

Noun

galakgák (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜃ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)

1. loud laughter; guffaw

   Synonym: halakhak

2. person who is fond of laughing loudly
3. (Bataan, Tarlac) common garden lizard (Calotes versicolor)
4. (Bataan, obsolete) Philippine flying dragon (Draco spilopterus)

   Synonyms: hinyayango, manyayango, anga-anga, anganga

See also

• gakgak
• galak

 

Adjective

galakgák (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜃ᜔ᜄᜃ᜔)

1. fond of guffawing; fond of loud laughter

   Synonyms: halakhakin, mapaghalakhak

Further reading

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