hadlika
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Alternative forms
- harlika
Etymology
Back-formation from mahadlika, variant of maharlika, with the assumption that the word was composed with the ma- prefix. On the contrary, the word came from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “prosperous”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hadliˈkaʔ/ [hɐd̪.l̪ɪˈxaʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: had‧li‧ka
Noun
hadlikâ (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ)
- nobility
- lineage of freemen
- Synonyms: kahadlikaan, katimawaan
Derived terms
- kahadlikaan
Related terms
Further reading
- “hadlika”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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