maalam

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From ma- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧a‧lam
• IPA^(key): /maˈʔalam/ [maˈʔa.lam]

Adjective

maálam

1. learned, clever, wise
2. scholarly, erudite

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈʔalam/ [mɐˈʔaː.lɐm], /maʔaˈlam/ [mɐ.ʔɐˈlam]
• Rhymes: -alam, -am
• Syllabification: ma‧a‧lam

Adjective

maalam or maalám (plural maaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. learned; wise; erudite; knowledgeable
2. (obsolete) kindhearted; goodwilled; well-conditioned

   Synonym: mabait

See also

• matalino

Further reading

• “maalam”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎ (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.