balaga

== Tagalog == === Etymology === An earlier variant of bulaga, attested in Vocabulario de la lengua tagala (1860). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /balaˈɡaʔ/ [bɐ.lɐˈɣaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ IPA(key): /balaˈɡa/ [bɐ.lɐˈɣa] (obsolete) Syllabification: ba‧la‧ga === Interjection === balagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ) alternative form of bulaga === Noun === balagâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ) alternative form of bulaga ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Noceda, Fr. Juan José de; Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860), Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves, y coordinado por…, ultimamente aumentado y corregido por varios religiosos de la Orden de Agustinos calzados.‎[1] (overall work in Spanish and Classical Tagalog), Manila: Ramírez y Giraudier. San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag. page 304: “Eſpantar) Balaga (pc) a alguno” page 423: “Milagroſa) Balaga [(pc)] coſa de milagro” == Yoruba == === Etymology === From Arabic بَلَغَ (balaḡa) or from bà +‎ ní +‎ agà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bà.lá.ɡà/ === Verb === bàlágà to reach the age of puberty; to become sexually mature ==== Derived terms ====