dala-dala

Tagalog

Etymology

Reduplication of dala.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˌla daˈla/ [d̪ɐˌla d̪ɐˈla]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • (Quezon) IPA(key): /ˌdala ˈdala/ [ˌd̪aː.lɐ ˈd̪aː.lɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: da‧la-da‧la

Noun

dalá-dalá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜇᜎ)

  1. something carried around (wherever one goes)

Adjective

dalá-dalá (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜇᜎ)

  1. carried around (wherever one goes)
    Dala-dala niya ang mga libro.
    He was carrying around the books.

Derived terms

Further reading

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