maalam
Hiligaynon
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧a‧lam
- IPA(key): /maˈʔalam/, [maˈʔa.lam]
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈʔalam/ [mɐˈʔa.lɐm], /maʔaˈlam/ [mɐ.ʔɐˈlam]
- Rhymes: -alam, -am
- Syllabification: ma‧a‧lam
Adjective
maalam or maalám (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜎᜋ᜔)
- learned; wise; erudite
- (obsolete) kindhearted; goodwilled; well-conditioned
- Synonym: mabait
See also
Further reading
- “maalam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero, La Noble Villa de Pila
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