Lalaki

man / malenoun / adjective

Alternative meanings

mannmale personnmale or masculine, depending on context

Pronunciation

lah-LAH-kee

Root and affixes

Base form: lalaki.

Variants or conjugations

mga lalaki = mennbatang lalaki = boyntawo nga lalaki = male person

Related words and expressions

babaye = womanntawo = personnbata = childnamahan = fathernbana = husband

Meaning and usage notes

Used to refer to a man, a male person, or masculine gender. For person in general, use “tawo”; for woman, use “babaye”.