palapala

See also: pala-pala and Palapala

Chamorro

Noun

palapala

  1. an open-air structure similar to a pavilion or gazebo, in modern times typically made from concrete

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpa.laˈpa.la/, [ˌpɐ.ləˈpɐ.lə]

Noun

palapala

  1. document (any official or original paper)
  2. writing of any kind

Derived terms

  • palapala bona
  • palapala hānau
  • palapala haʻalele
  • palapala haʻalele ʻoihana
  • palapala haʻi ā kuhikuhi hewa
  • palapala haʻi hewa
  • Palapala Hemolele
  • palapala hiʻona ʻāina
  • palapala holo ʻāina ʻē
  • palapala hopu
  • palapala hōʻaiʻē
  • palapala hoʻālohaloha
  • palapala hoʻāmana
  • palapala hoʻāpono
  • palapala hōʻike
  • Palapala Hōʻike Hopena Kaiapuni
  • palapala hōʻike manawa
  • palapala hōʻike no ke ola
  • palapala hōʻike ola
  • palapala hōʻike pilikino
  • palapala hōʻike ukana o ka moku
  • palapala hōʻike waiwai
  • palapala hoʻohanohano
  • palapala hoʻohiki
  • palapala hoʻohiki ʻia
  • palapala hoʻohui
  • palapala hōʻoia
  • palapala hōʻoia kulanui
  • palapala hōʻoia mākaukau
  • palapala hōʻoiaʻiʻo
  • palapala hōʻoiaʻiʻo a ke kanikela
  • palapala hoʻoilina
  • palapala hoʻokaʻa
  • palapala hoʻokō
  • palapala hoʻokohu
  • palapala hoʻokohu hui
  • palapala hoʻokuleana
  • palapala hoʻokumu
  • palapala hoʻokupa
  • palapala hoʻokuʻu
  • palapala hoʻokuʻu loa
  • palapala hoʻolaha
  • palapala hoʻolauna
  • palapala hoʻolilo
  • palapala hoʻolilo waiwai
  • palapala hoʻolimalima
  • palapala hoʻomaikaʻi
  • palapala hoʻomalu
  • palapala hoʻonā
  • palapala hoʻopaʻa
  • palapala hoʻopiʻi
  • palapala hoʻopiʻi hoʻāhewa
  • palapala hoʻopiʻi kipaku
  • palapala hoʻopōkoleʻia
  • palapala huikala
  • palapala huli
  • palapala kāinoa
  • palapala kākoʻo
  • palapala kalahala
  • palapala kauoha
  • palapala kauoha pākuʻi
  • palapala kāʻei meakanu
  • palapala kīkoʻo
  • palapala kila
  • palapala kila nui
  • palapala kilokilo hōkū
  • palapala kipa
  • palapala kiʻi
  • palapala koi
  • palapala komo
  • palapala komo wale
  • palapala kono
  • palapala kuhikuhi
  • palapala kuhikuhi hewa
  • palapala kuhikuhi kino
  • palapala kūkala
  • palapala kumu
  • palapala kumu kuleana ʻāina
  • palapala kūʻai
  • palapala kūʻē
  • palapala kuʻukino
  • palapala lani
  • palapala leo
  • palapala lewa lipo
  • palapala lima
  • palapala loaʻa
  • palapala mahola ʻāina
  • palapala maka
  • palapala makana
  • palapala mākaʻikaʻi
  • palapala male
  • palapala moʻopane
  • palapala ninaninau
  • palapala noho
  • palapala noi
  • palapala noi hoʻololi kānāwai
  • palapala o nā pono pilikino o ke kanaka
  • palapala pāpā aku
  • palapala pīʻāpā
  • palapala pona
  • palapala pono kanaka
  • palapala puka
  • palapala ui
  • palapala waiho ʻoihana
  • palapala ʻae
  • palapala ʻae e hoʻopae
  • palapala ʻaelike
  • palapala ʻāina kahua
  • palapala ʻāina kumuhana
  • palapala ʻāina ua
  • palapala ʻaiʻē
  • palapala ʻalokio
  • palapala ʻāpono
  • palapala ʻinikua
  • palapala ʻoihana aʻo
  • palapala ʻoka
  • palapala ʻoka kūʻai

Matigsalug Manobo

Noun

palapala

  1. (anatomy) foot

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpalaˈpala/ [ˌpaː.lɐˈpaː.lɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: pa‧la‧pa‧la

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pala pala (scaffolding, support). Compare Ilocano palapala and Bikol Central pala-pala. See also Malay para-para.

Noun

pálapála (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜉᜎ)

  1. gangplank
    Synonym: andamyo
  2. trellis; arbor
    Synonym: balag

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *pala pala (temporary shed). Compare Pangasinan pala-pala and Cebuano pala-pala.

Noun

pálapála (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜉᜎ)

  1. temporary shed
    Synonyms: habong, langit-langitan

Further reading

  • palapala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • palapala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pala pala”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI