Where does “bakla” come from?
bakla (Tagalog) comes from Spanish -a, from Old Spanish -a.
bakla (Tagalog): effeminate man; fag; gay male; hermaphrodite
Definitions
- effeminate man; fag; gay male; hermaphrodite
Ancestry of “bakla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -a | -ess used to form feminine singular nouns; used... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | -a | — |
Words derived from “bakla”