mulala

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /mʊˈlaləʔ/ [mʊˈläː.ləʔ]

Adjective

mulálâ

  1. stupid; simpleton; idiot
    Synonyms: tungak, totek, kogkog, mangmang, bobu
  2. stupefied; muggle
    Synonym: tulala
  3. stupidity
    Synonyms: kabolangan, kalokuan

Derived terms

  • kamulalan

Noun

mulalà

  1. mindblown; wonder; amuse; surprise
    Synonyms: asdan, pangakirut, maula

Derived terms

  • makapagmulala

See also

  • makapangasdan

Phuthi

Noun

múlala class 3 (plural mílala class 4)

  1. neck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan mulala (simpleton; stupefied).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /mulaˈlaʔ/ [mʊ.lɐˈlaʔ] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • IPA(key): /muˈlalaʔ/ [mʊˈlaː.lɐʔ] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -alaʔ
  • Syllabification: mu‧la‧la

Adjective

mulalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜎ) (chiefly Bataan)

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

Derived terms

  • kamulalaan

Noun

mulalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜎ) (chiefly Bataan)

  1. stupidity
    Synonyms: katangahan, tulala

Further reading

  • mulala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • mulala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 714