dalaga

See also: Dalaga

English

Etymology

From Tagalog dalaga (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Noun

dalaga (plural dalagas)

  1. (Philippines) A young woman who has passed puberty but is not yet married; an eligible young woman.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa‎ (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈlaɡa/, [d̪ʌˈl̪a.ɡʌ]
  • Hyphenation: da‧la‧ga

Noun

dalaga

  1. maiden; lass

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa‎ (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Noun

dalága

  1. dame

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa‎ (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl).

Noun

dalaga

  1. unmarried young woman

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dadaʀa‎ (maiden; virgin; unmarried girl). Also possibly Sanskrit of origin, either Sanskrit दारिका (dārikā, girl, daughter), or Sanskrit दार (dāra, wife). Compare Aklanon daeaga, Bikol Central daraga, Cebuano dalaga, Hiligaynon dalaga, Malay dara, and Urak Lawoi' ราดารา (radara).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧la‧ga
  • IPA(key): /daˈlaɡa/, [dɐˈla.ɣɐ]

Noun

dalaga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ)

  1. young, unmarried lady; maiden (especially one that has passed puberty)
    Synonym: binibini
    Coordinate term: binata

Derived terms

Adjective

dalaga (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜄ)

  1. unmarried; single (of a woman)
  2. (by extension) virgin; chaste (of a woman)
    Synonym: birhen

Further reading

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