paalam

Hiligaynon

Noun

paálam

1. causative of álam

Interjection

paálam

1. goodbye

   Paálam na.

Verb

paálam

1. to warn or caution

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

From pa- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /paˈʔalam/, [pɐˈʔa.lɐm]
• Hyphenation: pa‧a‧lam

Noun

paalam (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. one's goodbyes; farewell

   Synonyms: adiyos, babay

2. permission to do something

   Synonym: pahintulot

Derived terms

• ipaalam
• magpaalam
• pagpaalam
• pamaalam
• pamamaalam

 

See also

• despedida

 

Interjection

paalam (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. (slightly formal) goodbye; farewell

   Synonyms: adiyos, babay

   Hanggang sa muli, paalam!

   Until then, goodbye!

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /paʔaˈlam/, [pɐ.ʔɐˈlam]
• Hyphenation: pa‧a‧lam

Noun

paalám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. notice; announcement

Etymology 2

Clipping of ipaalam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈʔalam/, [pɐˈʔa.lɐm] (verb: to be let approved)

• IPA^(key): /paʔaˈlam/, [pɐ.ʔɐˈlam] (verb: to notify about; to let to be known)
• Hyphenation: pa‧a‧lam

Verb

paalam (complete pinaalam, progressive pinapaalam, contemplative papaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. (informal) Nonstandard form of ipaalam: to be let approved

Verb

paalám (complete pinaalam, progressive pinapaalam, contemplative papaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. (informal) Nonstandard form of ipaalam: to notify about; to let to be known