bakle

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bakˈle/ [bɐkˈlɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: bak‧le

Noun

baklé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. striped snakehead (Channa striata)

   Synonym: anak-dalag

Alternative forms

• bakule

Etymology 2

From colloquial pronunciation spelling of bakli (“broken; bent; crooked”). Compare the distinction of English straight and bent in English slang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /bakˈleʔ/ [bɐkˈlɛʔ]
• Rhymes: -eʔ
• Syllabification: bak‧le

Adjective

baklê (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. (colloquial) alternative form of bakli
2. (slang) stupid; dumb

   Synonyms: tanga, bobo

3. (slang) homosexual

   Synonyms: bakla, bading

Derived terms

• bakla

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 12