paalam

Hiligaynon

Noun

paálam

1. causative of álam

Interjection

paálam

1. goodbye

   Paálam na.

Verb

paálam

1. to warn or caution

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

From pa- +‎ alam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /paˈʔalam/ [pɐˈʔaː.lɐm] (“goodbye; permission”, noun; “goodbye”, interjection)
    • Rhymes: -alam
  • IPA^(key): /paʔaˈlam/ [pɐ.ʔɐˈlam] (“notice, announcement”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: pa‧a‧lam

Noun

paalam (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. one's goodbyes; farewell

   Synonyms: adyos, babay

2. permission to do something

   Synonym: pahintulot

Derived terms

• ipaalam
• magpaalam
• pagpaalam
• pamaalam
• pamamaalam

See also

• despedida

Interjection

paalam (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. (slightly formal) goodbye; farewell

   Synonyms: adyos, babay

   Hanggang sa muli, paalam!

   Until then, goodbye!

Noun

paalám (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. notice; announcement

   Synonym: pasabi

Etymology 2

Clipping of ipaalam.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /paˈʔalam/ [pɐˈʔaː.lɐm] (“to get approved”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -alam
  • IPA^(key): /paʔaˈlam/ [pɐ.ʔɐˈlam] (“to notify about; to let be known”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: pa‧a‧lam

Verb

paalam (complete pinaalam, progressive pinapaalam, contemplative papaalam, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔)

1. (informal) clipping of ipaalam (“to get (something) approved”)
2. (informal) clipping of ipaalam (“to notify about; to let be known”)