kalakian

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === calaquian, calaquiyan — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling kalakiyan, kalakyan lakiyan === Etymology === From earlier kalakiyan / kalakyan with change of glide ⟨y⟩ into a glottal stop, from Kapampangan kalakian (“male carabao”). Compare Ilocano kalakian (“male animal”) and Karao kalakiyan (“big male water buffalo”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kalaˈkiʔan/ [kɐ.lɐˈxiː.ʔɐn̪] Rhymes: -iʔan Syllabification: ka‧la‧ki‧an === Noun === kalakian (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜃᜒᜀᜈ᜔) adult male carabao in its prime ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “kalakian”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “kalakian”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018