aklama

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aclamar, from Latin acclāmāre (applaud).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaklaˈma/ [ʔɐk.lɐˈma]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ak‧la‧ma

Noun

aklamá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜎᜋ)

  1. act of acclaiming; acclamation; applause
    Synonyms: tampok, parangal, aklamasyon, pagdakila, palakpak, pagbayani

Derived terms

  • aklamahan
  • aklamahin
  • iaklama

Further reading

  • aklama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 7