balakat

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Mag-Anchi Ayta.

Noun

balakat

  1. Ziziphus talanai (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈlakat/ [bɐˈlaː.xɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -akat
  • Syllabification: ba‧la‧kat

Etymology 1

Noun

balakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜆ᜔)

  1. ring reinforcement of a handle (of bolos, knives, chisels, etc.)
    Synonyms: baat, balaat, sakla, buklod
  2. headband inside a helmet

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mag-Anchi Ayta.

Noun

balakat (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜃᜆ᜔)

  1. Ziziphus talanai (a species of tree endemic to the Philippines)