kalapati

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Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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From Ilocano.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kalapati

  1. dove; pigeon

Ilocano

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Noun

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kalapati

  1. dove

Karao

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Noun

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kalapati

  1. dove; pigeon

Lubuagan Kalinga

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Noun

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kalapati

  1. dove

Sambali

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Noun

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kalapati

  1. dove; pigeon

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Supposedly palapati, borrowed from Malay parapati (pigeon), from Sanskrit पारापत (pārāpata, pigeon). According to Potet (2016), the word was borrowed via written Malay. The Jawi ڤ (p) was misread as ق (q). Thus, changing the /p/ into a /k/ when spoken. Compare Pangasinan malapati, Kapampangan patipati, Bikol Central salampati, Cebuano pati, Maranao marampatik, Tausug māpati, and Malay merpati. Doublet of patipati.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kalapati (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜉᜆᜒ)

  1. (ornithology) dove; pigeon
    Synonyms: paloma, patipati
  2. (euphemistic) prostitute; ellipsis of kalapating mababa ang lipad.
    Synonyms: puta, pokpok

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