bakle

== Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakˈle/ [bɐkˈlɛ] Rhymes: -e Syllabification: bak‧le ==== Noun ==== baklé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ) striped snakehead (Channa striata) Synonym: anak-dalag ===== Alternative forms ===== bakule === Etymology 2 === From colloquial pronunciation spelling of bakli (“broken; bent; crooked”). Compare the distinction of English straight and bent in English slang. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bakˈleʔ/ [bɐkˈlɛʔ] Rhymes: -eʔ Syllabification: bak‧le ==== Adjective ==== baklê (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ) (colloquial) alternative form of bakli (slang) stupid; dumb Synonyms: tanga, bobo (slang) homosexual Synonyms: bakla, bading ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 12