kaalkaldihan

Tagalog

Etymology

From alkalde +‎ ka- -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaʔalˌkaldiˈhan/ [kɐ.ʔɐlˌkal.d̪ɪˈhan̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧al‧kal‧di‧han

Noun

kaalkáldihán (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜀᜎ᜔ᜃᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

1. mayorship; mayoralty

   Synonyms: pagkaalkalde, alkaldiya

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 31