para-para
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduplication of para (“like; seemingly”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpaɾa ˈpaɾa/ [ˌpaː.ɾɐ ˈpaː.ɾɐ]
- Rhymes: -aɾa
- Syllabification: pa‧ra-pa‧ra
Adjective
para-para (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜉᜇ)
Adverb
para-para (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜉᜇ)
- all similarly
- Synonyms: lahat-lahat, pare-pareho, pares-pares
- para-parang masaya ― all similarly happy
Further reading
- “para-para”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
- “para-para”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018