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dalaga

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English

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Etymology

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From Tagalog dalaga (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Noun

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dalaga (plural dalagas)

  1. (Philippines) A young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daˈlaɡa/ [d̪ɐˈl̪a.ɡɐ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧la‧ga

Noun

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dalaga

  1. maiden; unmarried lady; female teenager
    Coordinate term: ulitawo

Hiligaynon

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Noun

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dalága

  1. dame

Kapampangan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Noun

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dalaga

  1. unmarried young woman

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog dalaga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /daˈlaɡa/ [d̪aˈla.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɡa
  • Syllabification: da‧la‧ga

Noun

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dalaga f (plural dalagas)

  1. a young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman
    • Early 20th century, Music by Borromeo Lou , Lyrics by Vicente Orendain, Himno de la Ciudad de Zamboanga:
      Zamboanga hermosa/ Preciosa perlita/ Orgullo de Mindanao/Tus bellas dalagas/son las que hermosean/Tu deliciosa ciudad

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl). Also possibly Sanskrit of origin, either Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā, girl, daughter), or Sanskrit दार (dāra, wife). Compare Aklanon daeaga, Bikol Central daraga, Cebuano dalaga, Hiligaynon dalaga, Malay dara, and Urak Lawoi' ราดารา (radara).

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Noun

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dalaga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ)

  1. young, unmarried lady; maiden (especially one that has passed puberty)
    Synonym: binibini
    Coordinate term: binata

Derived terms

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Adjective

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dalaga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ)

  1. unmarried; single (of a woman)
  2. (by extension) virgin; chaste (of a woman)
    Synonym: birhen

Further reading

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  • dalaga”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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