palaka

See also: pałąka

English

Noun

palaka (plural palakas)

1. (Hawaii) A checkered shirt.

Chamicuro

Numeral

palaka

1. one

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈla.ka/, [pəˈlɐ.kə]

Etymology 1

From pa- (qualitative prefix) +‎ laka (“to be tame, to be attracted to”).

Verb

palaka

1. (stative) indifferent; inactive; uninterested; lax; listless; apathetic; oblivious.

Derived terms

• hoʻopalaka (“feign indifference”, verb)
• kūpalaka (“congested”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English frock.

Noun

palaka

1. shirt, with short or long sleeves.

Derived terms

• palaka aloha (“aloha shirt”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English block.

Noun

palaka

1. block.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English plug.

Noun

palaka

1. plug.

Further reading

• palaka in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• palaca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /palaˈkaʔ/ [pɐ.lɐˈx̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧ka

Noun

palakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃ)

1. frog; toad

   Synonyms: (rare) rana, (obsolete) kokak

Derived terms

• adobong palaka
• ay palaka
• luksong-palaka
• mamalaka
• mamamalaka
• palakang-kabkab
• palakang-langit

See also

• butete
• kabakab
• kabkab
• kakapsoy
• kokak

References

• “palaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “palaka”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.

Anagrams

• alpaka, kalapa

Yoruba

Igi pẹ̀lú palaka

Etymology

Part of etymology may derive from ẹ̀ka (“branch”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā.lā.kā/

Noun

palaka

1. tree fork, the forked branches of a tree