Balagtas

See also: balagtas

Tagalog

Etymology

Alternative form of Bagtas, a legendary leader of Namayan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /balaɡˈtas/ [bɐ.lɐɡˈtas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: Ba‧lag‧tas

Proper noun

Balagtás (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜄ᜔ᜆᜐ᜔)

1. Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (1788-1862)
2. Balagtas (a municipality of Bulacan, Philippines)

   Synonym: Bigaa

3. Balagtas (a barangay of Batangas, City Batangas, Philippines)
4. a surname from Tagalog, borne by the ancestors and followers of the legendary leader Bagtas of Namayan

Derived terms

• balagtasan

Further reading

• “Balagtas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Balagtas, Bulacan on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl
• Francisco Balagtas on the Tagalog Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^tl