plakda

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• palakda

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /plakˈdaʔ/ [plɐkˈd̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: plak‧da

Noun

plakdâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜃ᜔ᜇ) (slang)

1. fast, violent, abrupt collapse or falling flat to the ground (due to fainting, falling from a high place, gunshot, etc.)

   Synonyms: bulagta, lagapak, bagsak, tumba

Further reading

• “plakda”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018