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Bakal

It was Pack Your Lunch Day a few days ago! Did you know that the Kapampángan word for “provisions” differs from the word for “iron” only by stress? How do you say “packed lunch” or “provisions” in your language?


BAKAL • (buh-KUHL)
provisions, packed stuff (food, money, things, etc.) for school, work, or a trip
Tagálog (Filipino): báon


Homonyms:
BAKAL = provisions, packed stuff (food, money, things, etc.) for school, work, or a trip
Tagálog (Filipino): báon


BÁKAL = iron
Tagálog (Filipino): bákal


Example Sentence
Bakalan mé ini king obra. [Kap]
Baúnin mo itó sa trabáho. [Tag]
Take this (as provisions) to work. [Eng]


Verb Conjugation
magbakal, mágbakal, mégbakal – to take provisions, packed stuff (food, money, things, etc.) for school, work, or a trip (Actor Focus)
bakalan, babakalan, békalan – to take something as provisions, packed stuff (food, money, things, etc.) for school, work, or a trip (Object Focus)


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