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kagalang-galang - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From ka- +‎ galang with reduplication.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˌɡalaŋ ˈɡalaŋ/ [kɐˌɣaː.lɐŋ ˈɡaː.lɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -alaŋ
  • Syllabification: ka‧ga‧lang-ga‧lang

Adjective

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kagalang-galang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜄᜎᜅ᜔ᜄᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. honorable; respectable
    Synonyms: kapita-pitagan, onorable

Derived terms

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