balakatu
Basque
Alternative forms
- palakatu (Gipuzkoa)
- palagatu (Biscay)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Spanish falagar (“to flatter”), according to Joan Coromines and José Pascual.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balakatu/, [ba.la.ka.t̪u]
Verb
balakatu du (present participle balakatzen, future participle balakatuko, short form balaka, verbal noun balakatze)
- to flatter
- Synonyms: lausengatu, losintxatu
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “halagar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 305
Further reading
- "balakatu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “balakatu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus