palapala

== Chamorro == === Noun === palapala an open-air structure similar to a pavilion or gazebo, in modern times typically made from concrete == Hawaiian == === Etymology === Reduplication of pala (“to dab, to blot”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpa.laˈpa.la/, [ˌpɐ.ləˈpɐ.lə] === Noun === palapala printed patterns on kapa cloth print or document (any official or original paper) Synonym: paʻi writing of any kind Synonyms: kakau, kākau ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== pālani == Matigsalug Manobo == === Noun === palapala (anatomy) foot == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === pala-pala === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌpalaˈpala/ [ˌpaː.lɐˈpaː.lɐ] Rhymes: -ala Syllabification: pa‧la‧pa‧la === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pala pala (“scaffolding, support”). Compare Ilocano palapala and Central Bikol pala-pala. See also Malay para-para. ==== Noun ==== pálapála (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜉᜎ) gangplank Synonym: andamyo trellis; arbor Synonym: balag === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Proto-Philippine *pala pala (“temporary shed”). Compare Pangasinan pala-pala and Cebuano pala-pala. ==== Noun ==== pálapála (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜉᜎ) temporary shed Synonyms: habong, langit-langitan === Further reading === “palapala”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “palapala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*pala pala”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI