taraki

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈɾaki/ [tɐˈɾa.ki]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ra‧ki

Noun

taráki (Kur-itan spelling ᜆᜎᜃᜒ)

1. handsomeness, referring to a male person

   Coordinate term: pintas

Derived terms

• nataraki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kankanaey taraki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈɾaki/ [tɐˈɾa.ki]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ra‧ki

Adjective

taráki (Kur-itan spelling ᜆᜎᜃᜒ) (Cordillera)

1. cool, gorgeous, describing something positive and to be admired
   • 2019 November 15, Kriss Tee Hang, “Taraki Kami Nga Igorot”, in Christy Baghang (lyrics), There Is A Beautiful God:

     Igorot, taraki kami nga Igorot
     Kastoy kami nga Igorot, ha’n nga uso ti nasadot
     Masapa idiay garden agmula iti nateng
     Igorot, taraki kami nga Igorot

     Igorot, we are Igorot that is cool
     We Igorots are like this, being scared is not the norm
     Early [to go] on the garden, planting some vegetables
     Igorot, we are Igorot that is cool

References

• Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000) “taraki”, in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano‎^[1] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈɾaki/ [tʌˈɾaː.ki̞]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ta‧ra‧ki

Adjective

taráki

1. cool, gorgeous, describing something positive and to be admired
   • 2021 August 26, Dwayne Jones, “Magay Taraki Na”‎^[2]:

     San barbaro ay gayyemmo
     Magay tarakina
     Adimmet ta asawaen ta anakandaka
     Idi duwata paylang kakaasiak tan manloloko ka
     Din barbaro ay gayyemmo
     Magay tarakina

     You have a new partner
     Their coolness is nonexistent
     You don't like to marry [that person] because [you will inherit their children]
     When we were together I am in so much pity because you are a deceiver
     So when you have a new partner
     Their coolness is nonexistent

Further reading

• Daniel Ted C. Feliciano (2014 November 16) “What Does The Kankana-ey Word "Taraki" Mean?”, in The Cordilleran Sun‎^[3]