haka-haka

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of haka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌhakaʔ ˈhakaʔ/ [ˌha.xɐʔ ˈha.xɐʔ]
      • IPA(key): (with glottal stop elision) /ˌhaka(ʔ) ˈhakaʔ/ [ˌha.xɐː ˈha.xɐʔ]
    • IPA(key): /haˌka ˈhakaʔ/ [hɐˌxa ˈha.xɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -akaʔ
  • Syllabification: ha‧ka-ha‧ka

Noun[edit]

hakà-hakà or haká-hakà (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜃᜑᜃ)

  1. suspicion; conjecture; presumption
    Synonyms: pala-palagay, hula-hula, kuro-kuro