"bakle" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /bakˈleʔ/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐkˈlɛʔ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: baklê [canonical], ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -eʔ Etymology: From colloquial pronunciation spelling of bakli (“broken; bent; crooked”). Compare the distinction of English straight and bent in English slang. Etymology templates: {{ncog|en|straight}} English straight Head templates: {{tl-adj|baklê|b=+}} baklê (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)
  1. (colloquial) alternative form of bakli Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: bakli
    Sense id: en-bakle-tl-adj-munNOmzj
  2. (slang) stupid; dumb Tags: slang Synonyms: tanga, bobo
    Sense id: en-bakle-tl-adj-zu9xYPTZ Categories (other): LGBTQ Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 19 34 24 23
  3. (slang) homosexual Tags: slang Synonyms: bakla, bading
    Sense id: en-bakle-tl-adj-MEv0i4J0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bakla
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /bakˈle/ [Standard-Tagalog], [bɐkˈlɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: baklé [canonical], ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ [Baybayin], bakule [alternative]
Rhymes: -e Head templates: {{tl-noun|baklé|b=+}} baklé (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ᜔ᜎᜒ)
  1. striped snakehead (Channa striata) Synonyms: anak-dalag
    Sense id: en-bakle-tl-noun-e4diqOaN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Fish Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 2 22 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 42 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 5 4 35 57 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 7 5 30 59 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with maragsa pronunciation: 23 14 20 42 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 6 4 27 62 Disambiguation of Fish: 0 1 16 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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        "(slang) homosexual"
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