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palaka

1. one

• palaca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /palaˈkaʔ/ [pɐ.lɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧ka

palakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜃ)

1. frog; toad

   Synonyms: (rare) rana, (obsolete) kokak

• “palaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• “palaka”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2025

• alpaka, kalapa

Part of etymology may derive from ẹ̀ka (“branch”)

• IPA^(key): /k͡pā.lā.kā/

palaka

1. tree fork, the forked branches of a tree