baklain

baklain

Tagalog

Etymology

From bakla +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /baklaˈʔin/ [bɐk.lɐˈʔɪn̪] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -in
    • IPA(key): /bakˈlaʔin/ [bɐkˈlaː.ʔɪn̪] (adjective)
      • Rhymes: -aʔin
  • Syllabification: bak‧la‧in

Verb

baklaín (complete binakla, progressive binabakla, contemplative babaklain, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜁᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. to interact with someone in an effeminate or homosexual manner

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for baklain
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word bakla / ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ
trigger object
aspect
infinitive baklain / ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜁᜈ᜔
complete binakla  / ᜊᜒᜈᜃ᜔ᜎ
progressive binabakla  / ᜊᜒᜈᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ
inabakla1 / ᜁᜈᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ
contemplative babaklain / ᜊᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜁᜈ᜔
abaklain1 / ᜀᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜁᜈ᜔
imperative baklain / ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜁᜈ᜔
bakla1 / ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎ
baklaa1 / ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜀ

1 Dialectal use only.

Adjective

baklain (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜁᜈ᜔) (colloquial)

  1. effeminate

Anagrams

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Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baklain/, /paklain/

Noun

baklain

  1. rope

Synonyms

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