hadlika
Appearance
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from mahadlika, variant of maharlika, with the assumption that the word was composed with the ma- prefix. On the contrary, the word came from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hadliˈkaʔ/ [hɐd̪.l̪ɪˈxaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: had‧li‧ka
Noun
[edit]hadlikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ)
- nobility
- Synonyms: noblesa, pagka-mahal-na-tao, dakila, mahal
- lineage of freemen
- Synonyms: kahadlikaan, katimawaan
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hadlika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018