aklaha

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• aclaha — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akərahaq, possibly of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Maranao kera' and Iban kerah-kerah.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔakˈlahaʔ/ [ʔɐkˈlaː.hɐʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ahaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ʔaklaˈha/ [ʔɐk.lɐˈha]
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ak‧la‧ha

Noun

aklahà or aklahá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜑ)

1. cry or chatter of monkeys

   Synonym: kara

2. (colloquial, obsolete) shout or cry (when wronged or in need of help)

Derived terms

• aklahaan
• aklahahan
• umaklaha

 

See also

• angal
• putak
• reklamo

 

Further reading

• “aklaha” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “aklaha”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 10
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 13.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*akerahaq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI