magbabakal

From mag- +‎ bakal (“iron”), from an initial reduplication of bakal.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡbabaˈkal/ [mɐɡ.bɐ.bɐˈxal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧kal

magbabakál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. blacksmith; metalworker
2. (informal) person who sells scrap metal; iron dealer

magbabakál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of magbakal (“to shoe (a horse)”)

From mag- +‎ bakal (“stave for planting seeds”), from an initial reduplication of bakal.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɡbaˈbakal/ [mɐɡ.bɐˈba.xɐl]
• Rhymes: -akal
• Syllabification: mag‧ba‧ba‧kal

magbabakal (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜊᜊᜃᜎ᜔)

1. contemplative aspect of magbakal (“to plant (seeds or seedlings) with a stave”)