pakialam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From paki- + alam.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pakiʔaˈlam/ [pɐ.xɪ.ʔɐˈlam]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Syllabification: pa‧ki‧a‧lam

Noun

pakialám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜃᜒᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

  1. care; concern; sympathy
    May pakialam ako sa'yo dahil kaibigan kita.
    I have concern for you because you're my friend.
  2. right to encourage or pressure someone to do something
  3. meddling; interference
    Synonyms: sawsaw, (dialectal) kurawraw
    Ang kapal minsan ng pagpapakialam ng mga korporasyon sa news natin.
    The meddling of corporations on our news can be shrewd.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • pakialam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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