parikala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

panicala, paricala — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
panikala

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परिकर (parikara, “covert or indirect intimation of coming events in a plot”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɾiˈkalaʔ/ [pɐ.ɾɪˈxa.lɐʔ], /paɾiˈkala/ [pɐ.ɾɪˈxa.lɐ]
Rhymes: -alaʔ, -ala
Syllabification: pa‧ri‧ka‧la

Noun

parikalà or parikala (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜒᜃᜎ)

(literature) irony
Synonym: ironiya

Derived terms

magparikala
may parikala
parikalaan

See also

parirala

Further reading

“parikala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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