mulala

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Phuthi[edit]

Noun[edit]

múlala class 3 (plural mílala class 4)

  1. neck

Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Kapampangan mulala (“simpleton; stupefied”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mulaˈlaʔ/, [mʊ.lɐˈlaʔ] (adjective)

  • IPA(key): /muˈlalaʔ/, [mʊˈla.lɐʔ] (noun)
  • Hyphenation: mu‧la‧la

Adjective[edit]

mulalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜎ) (chiefly Bataan)

  1. stupid
    Synonyms: tunggak, tanga, mangmang, bobo, mahina ang ulo
  2. stupefied
    Synonym: tulala

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

mulalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜎ) (chiefly Bataan)

  1. stupidity
    Synonyms: katangahan, tulala

Further reading[edit]

  • “mulala” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “mulala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 714
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