FromTagalogdalaga(“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
dalaga (pluraldalagas)
- (Philippines) A young woman who has passedpuberty but is not yetmarried; aneligible young woman.
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa(“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
- IPA(key): /daˈlaɡa/ [d̪ɐˈl̪a.ɡɐ]
- Hyphenation:da‧la‧ga
dalaga
- maiden;unmarriedlady;femaleteenager
- Coordinate term:ulitawo
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa(“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
dalága
- dame
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa(“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”).
dalaga
- unmarriedyoungwoman
Borrowed fromTagalogdalaga.
- IPA(key): /daˈlaɡa/[d̪aˈla.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes:-aɡa
- Syllabification:da‧la‧ga
dalaga f (pluraldalagas)
- a young woman who has passedpuberty but is not yetmarried; aneligible young woman
- Early 20th century, Music by Borromeo Lou , Lyrics by Vicente Orendain,Himno de la Ciudad de Zamboanga:
- Zamboanga hermosa/ Preciosa perlita/ Orgullo de Mindanao/Tus bellasdalagas/son las que hermosean/Tu deliciosa ciudad
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*dadaʀa(“maiden; virgin; unmarried girl”). Also possibly Sanskrit of origin, eitherSanskritदारिका(dārikā,“girl, daughter”), orSanskritदार(dāra,“wife”).CompareAklanondaeaga,Bikol Centraldaraga,Cebuanodalaga,Hiligaynondalaga,Tausugdāga,Malaydara, andUrak Lawoi'ราดารา(radara).
dalaga (Baybayin spellingᜇᜎᜄ)
- young,unmarriedlady;maiden(especially one that has passed puberty)
- Synonym:binibini
- Coordinate term:binata
dalaga (Baybayin spellingᜇᜎᜄ)
- unmarried;single(of a woman)
- (by extension)virgin;chaste(of a woman)
- Synonym:birhen
- “dalaga”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila,2018
