mulala

Phuthi

Noun

múlala class 3 (plural mílala class 4)

1. neck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan mulala (“simpleton; stupefied”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /mulaˈlaʔ/ [mʊ.lɐˈlaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /muˈlalaʔ/ [mʊˈlaː.lɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alaʔ
• Syllabification: mu‧la‧la

Adjective

mulalâ (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜎ) (chiefly Bataan)

1. stupid

   Synonyms: tunggak, tanga, mangmang, bobo, mahina ang ulo

2. stupefied

   Synonym: tulala

Derived terms

• kamulalaan

 

Noun

mulalà (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜎ) (chiefly Bataan)

1. stupidity

   Synonyms: katangahan, tulala

Further reading

• “mulala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “mulala”, 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 714