paalala

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From pa- +‎ alala (“to remember”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paʔaˈlala/ [pɐ.ʔɐˈlaː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: pa‧a‧la‧la

Noun

paalala (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜎ)

  1. reminder; announcement
    Synonym: pagunita
  2. advice; warning
    Synonyms: payo, tagubilin
  3. (by extension) admonition; reprimand
    Synonym: pangangaral
Derived terms
  • ipaalala
  • magpaalala
  • paalalahanan

Verb

paalala (complete pinaalala, progressive pinapaalala, contemplative papaalala, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜎ)

  1. (informal) short for ipaalala

Verb

paalala (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜎ)

  1. (imperative, colloquial) short for pakialala
  2. (transitive, colloquial) short for nagpaalala

Etymology 2

From pa- +‎ alala (“worried; anxious”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paʔalaˈla/ [pɐ.ʔɐ.lɐˈla]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pa‧a‧la‧la

Adjective

paalalá (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜎ)

  1. carelessly, done in a way that may make someone worry
    Synonym: pabaya

Verb

paalalá (complete pinaalala, progressive pinapaalala, contemplative papaalala, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜎ)

  1. (informal) short for ipaalala

References

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