magpalaki ng katawan
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Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to grow the body; to enlarge the body”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡpalaˌki naŋ kataˈwan/ [mɐɡ.pɐ.lɐˌxi n̪ɐŋ kɐ.t̪ɐˈwan̪]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: mag‧pa‧la‧ki ng ka‧ta‧wan
Verb
[edit]magpalakí ng katawán (complete nagpalaki ng katawan, progressive nagpapalaki ng katawan, contemplative magpapalaki ng katawan, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜉᜎᜃᜒ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜃᜆᜏᜈ᜔) (idiomatic)
- to bulk up