salalak

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈlalak/ [sɐˈlaː.lɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -alak
• Syllabification: sa‧la‧lak

Adjective

salalak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜎᜃ᜔)

1. held suspended as from the branch of a tree, etc. (after breaking its fall)

Derived terms

• nakasalalak
• napasalalak

 

Noun

salalak (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜎᜃ᜔)

1. crosspiece made of logs, bamboos or slender poles (used as support to lift heavy objects or to raise or set up posts and pillars to an upright position)
2. suspension of something as on a branch (after breaking its fall)
3. anything held suspended on a branch (after breaking its fall)
4. (by extension) mechanical crane; forklift

   Synonym: alsador